Leonard Grilse Reel 6' A very impressive and striking

A very impressive and striking shadow box of 12 spey flies tied by Marc LeBlanc

Early style mortised swamp maple reel seat with the wooden lip up to the edge of the rear cork

Serial #10" stamped on the leather tube

There is a slight color difference as the wrap treatment was not the same as the original one done at Leonard

Done in chinese red with black edges and chinese red intermediates

Leonard Grilse Reel 6' A very impressive and strikingThis handsome raised pillar Leonard Grilse reel is in very good condition and a superb descendant of the style popularized by the famous Philbrook model years earlier. Of course this Leonard Mills version, likely from the 1930's, boasts black hard rubber face plates and was designed for light salmon fishing. This is the 3 5 8" diameter model and boasts a heavy and light drag adjustment. An excellent raised pillar model, this would fish well today for