Hardy Palakona Phantom Fly Rod 8' 2/1 #6 4-Piece This handsome raised pillar Leonard

This 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

This is a once in two or three generations find as it appears to be the only specimen known

This reel is listed for a WF6 and weighs 5

Light tip is marked with a band of red at the tip top

Gold guide wraps

Hardy Palakona Phantom Fly Rod 8' 2/1 #6 4-Piece This handsome raised pillar LeonardA Hardy Palakona Phantom fly rod, 8' 2 piece,1 tip in construction with a nice medium action. Marked "JH 8' Regd. trade Mark, Palakona, 'the Phantom', #6" (as well as what appears to be "2h5cm" though it's difficult to make out the script). Slightly soiled blunt cigar grip with all cork seat and aluminum ring and pocket cap. Pocket cap stamped "made by Hardy's England". Varnished light colored cane with 3 up node pattern. Wrapped black with red edges.