Orvis Battenkill 8' 2/2 6wt Bamboo Rod 5' Colorado Reels and Old Fishing

Colorado Reels and Old Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide -- by Gary Carbaugh and Dick Spurr

Original bag and tube with label

The action is swift

The very long wood spacer looks like big leaf maple burl and finishes with a long nickel silver tube with a pocket cap brazed on

and the ferrules are 10/64 and 16/64 with a very nice fit

Orvis Battenkill 8' 2/2 6wt Bamboo Rod 5' Colorado Reels and Old FishingFor sale here is a 8' impregnated Orvis Battenkill bamboo rod. 4 1 4 oz. Medium to medium fast action. Size 13 64 ferrules. Serial #43059 built in 1966. The rod is in excellent original condition. Original gray bag and tube with a small remnant of the original label present.