Leonard Mills Model 50B Raised Pillar Fly Reel 14' Cigar grip with down-locking ring

Cigar grip with down-locking ring and hooded retainer w/roll stamped Hardy identifiers

The female ferrules are wrapped in black at the edge

Superb varnish job

The wraps are brown with purple edges and the rod has an agate stripper

one of 125 that Orvis made as a limited set

Leonard Mills Model 50B Raised Pillar Fly Reel 14' Cigar grip with down-locking ringFor sale is a scarce Leonard Mills Model 50B raised pillar fly reel. Similar to the more prevalent Model 50 and Model 50A, but with a wider spool. Made by Julius Vom Hofe. 3" diameter including pillar width and 1. 17" pillar length. Aluminum frame with ebonite side plates, including a dished headplate with the Leonard Mills stamp legible and near the reel foot as opposed to near the stripping pillar. German silver screws, pillars, oil cap, and foot.