VFT478
For sale here is a H.L. Leonard Model 39H bamboo rod -- 7 1/2' 5wt. Serial no. 1579. Excellent original condition. Two sections with three tips.
One of the original tips is down 1 1/4". The third tip was made at the Leonard factory at the time of repair of the short tip.
Straw colored cane with crimson red wraps. Purple and red tipping at the winding check and male ferrules. Blued guides and tip-tops. Gently swelled butt. Ring hook keeper. Nickel silver check. The classic cigar grip measures 5 5/8" in length with moderate soiling. Bright aluminum down-locking reel seat over a butternut spacer and a nickel silver butt cap. The step-down nickel silver ferrules retain an excellent fit. The rod weighs 3.85 oz. with a versatile action on the faster side of medium-fast. Includes the original bag with stiffening dowel as well as the original tube with brass fittings.