Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 9'9" Bright nickel silver uplocking reel

Bright nickel silver uplocking reel seat over a cherry wood spacer

Comes with original Hardy box

Seat is nickel silver ring and pocket cap over a Payne style aluminum acorn

or stopper

and still a professional tiers favorite

Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 9'9" Bright nickel silver uplocking reelFor sale here is a fantastic example of a classic Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. Diameter is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent condition with the majority of its wonderful black finish remaining. Circular line guard and full length smooth brass reel foot. Light marks around the crank handle which is very normal. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8 weight