Hardy Zenith Fly Reel 9'6" The spacer shows some small

The spacer shows some small indentations and there is some bluing loss on the hardware

The brass tube hardware (also shop-made) is heavy-duty

For sale here is a fine bamboo rod made by Leonard Mazur -- 7' 2/2 for a 4 or 5 weight line

so any blue you see on the reels in the photos is a reflection only

and the rod comes with letters attesting to the provenance

Hardy Zenith Fly Reel 9'6" The spacer shows some smallFor sale here is a Hardy Zenith wide drum fly reel. LHW or RHW. Excellent+ condition. Reversible two screw U shaped nickel silver line guide. The Zenith was part of Hardy's Lightweight Series of reels. This was one of two wide drum Lightweight models made in the mid to late 1960s, the Husky being the other. Both are 3 3 8" diameter. Spool width 1 3 16". The reel weighs 6 3 4 oz. Capacity is WF9F plus 80 yards of 18# dacron backing. Comes with its