Dingley 3" Caged Spool Fly Reel - Westley Richards 10 Weight 1931 manufacture date

1931 manufacture date

and a brass top aluminum tube with the red Leonard data sticker

Capacity: 20lb Hatch Dacron Backing: WF3+118 / WF4+108 / WF5+86

The reel weighs in at 9

The script remains clean and bold free of defect

Dingley 3" Caged Spool Fly Reel - Westley Richards 10 Weight 1931 manufacture dateFor sale here is a very scarce Dingley 3" caged spool fly reel made for gunmaker Westley Richards of Birmingham, England. This highly sought after brass pin caged reel has an adjustable click pawl drag with caliper spring. The reel also features the rare strap over tensioner adjuster and copper line guide with a monel? insert. Stamped "D3" inside with a 3 stamped on the foot and three dots on the cog wheel. The reel is right hand retrieve. Smooth