Abel .5 Fly Reel with Two Spare Spools 5 Weight Nickel silver hardware with a

Nickel silver hardware with a provision for a 2 3/4" fighting butt (included and pictured)

There is substantial rim rash to the frame and some of the gold anodizing has worn off in a band along the outer edges

The tube is black crackle painted aluminum with brass fittings

The fine construction of this reel comes from a machine shop in Connecticut with whom Fred collaborated

The reel is in excellent overall condition

Abel .5 Fly Reel with Two Spare Spools 5 Weight Nickel silver hardware with aAn Abel Pt. 5 fly reel with two spare spools. 3" diameter and set up for RHW. The reel weighs 5. 3 ounces on my scale. Serial #3742. Excellent used condition with a few small marks on the frame edge, and a prior owner's name inked in red on the underside of the foot, but otherwise the reel is very clean. Black anodized throughout. The reel comes with two spare spools, one glossy (like the one loaded on the reel currently) while the other is matte. The