Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3 2/2 3wt Bamboo Rod 4 Weight 12 cork 6" long western-style

12 cork 6" long western-style grip

The script (95% retained in the restoration)

Don't miss out on this wonderful example of one of the best rods Orvis ever produced

Since 1980

The grip is 11 corks and is done in what I would call a Hawes style (it tapers up most of the way to the front cork check and turns down just before the end)

Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3 2/2 3wt Bamboo Rod 4 Weight 12 cork 6" long western-styleFor sale here is a like new Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3" 2 2 3wt bamboo rod. Serial no. 891263. All sections are full length and straight. Beautiful dark cane with brown wraps and black tipping. Black, gold, and burgundy at the winding check and male ferrules. The tips are distinguished by one or two dots at the ferrules. Petite cigar grip with only the very lightest of handling marks. Blued cap and ring reel seat over a mortised Spanish cedar