Next to the stamping on the butt cap is the number "5"
From the 1990 T&T catalog:
Progressive medium fast action
The first tip has a 1 1/4" long repair wrap at the tip-top as well as being down 1/2"
Light yellow / lime silks with red edges at the hook keeper
Sweetgrass Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #3 Penta Two Handed Fly Rod Next to the stamping onFor sale here is a 7 foot for a 3 weight, two piece, two tip gem made by the Booboys at Sweetgrass Rods. With five strips, it is a bit rare in the already rarefied air of bamboo. The customized nickel silver hardware, featuring a slideband seat over a gorgeous cocobolo insert, and the beautiful garnet wraps set the rod off from others. Jerry Kustich, the builder of this rod, says that five strip, or "pent" rods, have a "reserve power" that surprises.