Abel Big Game 1 Reel 12'6" The butt is somewhat seamy

The butt is somewhat seamy but there is no delamination that I can see

yellow and purple at the male ferrules

near mint condition with just a couple of faint marks on the backplate if you look very closely (I suspect they may be from general handling and not from fishing

indicating that the rod could have been made as late as the 1960's

2 3/4" diameter with a spool width of 0

Abel Big Game 1 Reel 12'6" The butt is somewhat seamyAn Abel Big Game #1 fly reel, 3 1 4" diameter and set up for LHW. Near mint condition with just a tiny bit of rubbing in one area on the frame edge and some tiny mounting marks on the foot. Very clean otherwise. Black anodized throughout, with circular porting on the spool. Serial "2959" stamped on the side of the foot. The reel weighs 7. 2 ounces on my scale. Designed to hold a #6 or #7 line and ~140+ yards of 20lb backing. This reel packs into the