Orvis Battenkill Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 7'10" Sealed drag mechanism

Sealed drag mechanism

For sale here is a Perrine fly box with 58 flies in excellent or mint condition

The aluminum tube has 80% of the original Winston sticker

sometime between 1917-1919

Orvis Battenkill Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 7'10" Sealed drag mechanismAn Orvis Battenkill bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Serial #77540. The rod weighs 4. 2 ounces on my scale. Good used condition. There is some soiling to the grip and a hook dig on the corner of one tip. Three up node pattern construction. Resorcinol glue. Brown main wraps with no edges. There are some cosmetic casting cracks at the ferrule wraps. The action is medium slow. Carbide stripper and chrome snake guides. The step