A Limited Edition of 250 reels will be made! |
Designed, developed and manufactured at Hardy Bros., in Alnwick, England, the reels will be made as a Limited edition of 250 reels worldwide. Each reel will be hand assembled and inspected by Hardy master reel makers. The frame and spool will be made from aluminium bar Stock 6061 and each reel will feature a red agate line guard set in a handmade nickel silver housing with Ivorine type handle and of course the wide ranging, world renowned 1912 click check system. The winding Plate runs on 15 ball bearings for one of the smoothest actions of any fly reel.
Commemorative engraving on the winding plate |
A Limited Edition of 250 reels, expected to be available in the spring of 2012, will cost around £1500 and will be available in right or left hand wind - this reel is not interchangeable between LHW and RHW.
A limited number of reels will be available from Glasgow Angling Centre and will be sold on a first come first served basis, please click HERE to buy now.
The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002. The only other British monarch to reach this remarkable landmark was Queen Victoria in 1897. This limited edition reel is just one of the many activities to mark the occasion - find out more about the Jubilee celebrations at http://www.royal.gov.uk/
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