Charlton 8450C Fly Reel with 5/6 Spool 3 Weight Excellent remaining leaded finish

Excellent remaining leaded finish

The uplock screw lock has a mortised birdseye seat with a very high density of eyes (I haven't been able to find wood like that for 30 years)

possibly oven tempered in a three-up node pattern construction

The reel seat hardware came from Sam Carlson's shop

Brown fiberglass

Charlton 8450C Fly Reel with 5/6 Spool 3 Weight Excellent remaining leaded finishA very nice Charlton 8450C fly reel with a 5 6 spool. Set up for LHW but can be easily reversed to RHW. Good used condition with a few scuffs and nicks on the frame edge and general cosmetic wear here and there. Exceptional quality and the intelligent configurable design that these reels were known for. With the quick change of a spool you can alter both the weight of the reel and line with appropriate backing capacity, and swap in one of the 3 4, 5