Leonard 50-5 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 3 Weight Serial #2165 inscribed under female

Serial #2165 inscribed under female ferrule wrap and at the base of the tips

and a rod that is very light in the hand

The varnish is perfect

brown olive intermediates

and a band of green and red at the keeper and male ferrules

Leonard 50-5 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 3 Weight Serial #2165 inscribed under femaleAn exquisite H. L. Leonard 50 5 "Standard" bamboo fly rod, 3 piece, 2 tips, built for a #5 line. Serial #81137. Medium fast action. Lightly used with a small amount of soiling on the grip where it is not covered with plastic. The serial # denotes a 1981 manufacture date, close to the end of the "Maxwell" period at Leonard. All the hallmarks are there thin cigar grip and the mortised curly maple seat with the Leonard cap and ring of the period. The cap