Hardy Silex Multiplier 2 3/4" - early and very rare! 7 Weight Black powder coated aluminum rod

Black powder coated aluminum rod tube with Sage medallion

The rod features a detachable fighting butt of cork with a nickel silver and hard rubber butt cap

Up-locking aluminum reel seat

A great rod for bigger dry flies

while the appearance will set you apart from the crowd

Hardy Silex Multiplier 2 3/4" - early and very rare! 7 Weight Black powder coated aluminum rodFor sale here is a scarce example of the 2 3 4" diameter Hardy Silex Multiplier, catalogued between 1924 and 1937. Designed, said Hardys, as being "suitable for fine fishing in low water". Between John Drewett's Hardy book and other sources, there are believed to have been between approximately 400 550 of these reels ever made and of this amount, 51 were first model reels with the external oil pipe. This one is in excellent plus, smooth free turning