EF Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 5'6" 1/1 #5/6 (A True Payne One Piece Rod!)

An EF Payne one-piece bamboo fly rod, 5'6", and built for what feels to me like a #5 or #6 line. This is not just an unusual rod but a once-in-a-lifetime find. In fifty years of rodmaking and handling thousands and thousands of rods, I've never see a Payne one-piece like this. The rod is in good original condition with some grip soiling and inner guide wear but the varnish is in great condition. Based on the perfection stripping guide and the taper tube tip top, along with the later "Payne, reg US Pat Off" butt camp stamp, I would estimate the date of manufacture to be late 1950's to early 1960's. The cane is a medium chestnut color with brown main wraps and yellow edges with an extra yellow and purple edge at the keeper wrap (there is no keeper). The stripping guide is a Perfection and the guides are black high speed steel as is the tip-top. There is one minor varnish imperfection, a 1/4" long scratch on the guide flat between the second and third snake guides up from the stripper. Th