Maxwell Leonard 39-5 Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5 Granger / Wright & McGill with brown with black accents

with brown with black accents at the ferrules and keeper

Nickel silver uplocking screw lock with a lovely mortised walnut spacer

Large medium blunt cigar grip and a beautiful all nickel silver reel seat with soldered rail notched for the downlocking screw ring

Flamed cane with a displacement technique for the nodes and a 3-up distribution pattern

A superb medium-fast action

Maxwell Leonard 39-5 Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5 Granger / Wright & McGill with brown with black accentsLeonard 39 5 Hunt model ser# 80116 2pc, 2t. Mint + condition. The slim cigar grip is clean and unsoiled. No brassing to the inside of the guides on one tip. The second tip has just the beginnings of some brassing. I would suggest this rod had one tip lawn cast only. The pewter oxidation at the ferrules has no sign of any wear. Excellent varnish, no flaws. Agate stripper. Marked 39 5 on the wrap flat. Wrapped in the plum colored silks which turn to