JD Wagner Model 270LSB Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #3 5'6" Manchester" and on the bottom

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Garry Mills of Mill Tackle [Former Assembly Manager of J W Young & Sons Ltd] has handled the reel and also believes it to be an example of the missing No

this reel can be considered a very rare find and in the condition it is in - is almost unique

An early example (1915 – 25) of Allcock’s of Redditch famed Aerial reel

JD Wagner Model 270LSB Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #3 5'6" Manchester" and on the bottomA nice JD Wagner model 270 LSB model bamboo fly rod, 7', 2 piece, 2 tips, and built for a #3 line. The rod weighs 3. 5 ounces on my scale. This rod appears mint, at most lawn cast only. Nice medium action, maybe a whisker toward medium fast. The rod is nice and straight. Three up node pattern construction, and the cane is flamed, with a couple of strips slightly darker than the rest. There is a large swell that starts about five inches up from the