Peerless 3A Fly Reel [SALE PENDING] 8'6' The guide wraps are a

The guide wraps are a transparent caramel color

but this is the first 2 1/2 inch model I've seen

For sale here is a very scarce Dingley 3" caged spool fly reel made for gunmaker Westley Richards of Birmingham

The ribbed brass foot has a slight twist and up turn at one end

This 2 1/2" diameter / 3/4" spool width reel was made in Holland

Peerless 3A Fly Reel [SALE PENDING] 8'6' The guide wraps are aA Peerless model 3A fly reel, 3 1 4" diameter and set up for RHW. The reel weighs 5. 4 ounces and has a 1 3 16" spool width, slightly wider than the 2A model. Excellent lightly used condition with some very minor rim rash on the frame edges and one or two tiny cosmetic marks elsewhere but very clean overall. Silver frame with black sideplates and both the spool and front plate are ventilated on the cranking side. The drag is adjusted via a small dial