Payne Model 206 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #5/6 7 Weight open ball race with bronze

open ball race with bronze (brass

For sale here is a Robert Sigman cane fly rod catalog

The reel comes with its original blue and cream zippered Hardy case

and 14 "cut outs" to allow lines to dry while still on the reel

Payne Model 206 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #5/6 7 Weight open ball race with bronzeA nice Payne Model 206 bamboo fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, built for what feels to me like a #5 line. 5. 1 ounces. Clapp & Treat model with the band of lignum vitae wood in the middle of the grip. The action is on the slower side of medium. A 1930's or 1940's era rod judging by the pot belly ferrules. Now comes the hard part. Is it original, or refinished and restored? If original it has had a reel on it perhaps once. I have only three points to argue