Ross Heritage Vom Hofe Fly Reel 8'10" The foregrip is 8 1/4"

The foregrip is 8 1/4" with the rear grip being 7 1/2" including the rubber button

There is no hook keeper and no sign there ever was one

For sale here is a Leonard Mills Model 50 fly reel by Ron Kusse

bronzed ring hook keeper

Ross Heritage Vom Hofe Fly Reel 8'10" The foregrip is 8 1/4"An extremely scarce Ross "Heritage" Edward Vom Hofe style reel, constructed of german silver and delrin side plates. 2 7 8" diameter with a 1" spool width. RHW retrieve. Mint condition with no signs of use that I could find. This reel is serial #5 of 27 reels that Ross produced in 1992 (I believe that Len Codella commissioned Ross to make these). The size is roughly equivalent to a Vom Hofe Perfection size 1 though the spool is less dished than the