Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'6 3/2 Bamboo Rod Vintage Fly Tackle. 6'6" and rod tube with a

and rod tube with a brass cap and bottom

One tip has a professionally-applied protective wrap about half way up covering a hook mark

This is one of the most classic American made fly reels in history and deserves to be fished again

For sale here is a bamboo rod made by Rolf Baginski of Germany - his "Westwind" model - 7 feet

The reel seat is an all nickel silver uplocking screw lock with a nice mortised walnut spacer with black bands in the wood

Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'6 3/2 Bamboo Rod Vintage Fly Tackle. 6'6" and rod tube with aFor sale here is a Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'6 3 2 bamboo rod. The rod is being sold at the price of a one tip rod even though the second tip is provided, albeit broken 4. 5 inches from the top with the original tip top provided with the sale. The original butt section, mid section and full length tip section are all in excellent condition. A perfect pack rod for easy transport. This is an early rod built by Carpenter before he owned a die stamp, so