Rare vintage and early Hardy “The Houghton” 10ft 6” 3 piece palakona split cane Fly Rod in excellent original condition. Lockfast joints, burgundy whipped intermediate rings, burgundy intermediate whippings, lined butt ring and a 12” cork handle with single brass slip ring reel seat. This very original rod, stamped A41731 (1909) comes complete with turned hardwood stoppers, spear and Hardy “rod and hand” 3 pocket khaki cloth bad. Un - assembled length 103cm. 503
