Bogdan Trout Fly Reel - LHW Mint (1st Model) 6'10" This is only cosmetic and

This is only cosmetic and doesn't hinder use

and a swelled taper in front of the grip

you may forget there are any ferrules at all

For sale here is a very scarce Abercrombie & Fitch catalog from 1913

marbleized end papers

Bogdan Trout Fly Reel - LHW Mint (1st Model) 6'10" This is only cosmetic andFor sale here is a scarce early model Bogdan Trout fly reel AS NEW UNUSED condition. Capacity is WF5 plus 20 yds. Set up for left hand wind. Comes with original suede case. This reel has never been lined or mounted on a rod. According to a provenance letter from Carmine Lisella of the Jordan Mills Rod Company, this is one of the first ten trout reels Stan made, which were initially delivered by Harry Darbee to members of the Theodore Gordon Fly