Maxwell Leonard Hunt 39-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5

A HL Leonard model 39-5 "Hunt" bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 2-piece, 2-tips, and built for a #5 line. 4.6 ounces. Serial #580 which dates it to approximately 1978-9. This is an early Maxwell-period Hunt with the all nickel silver metal seat that's milled out to reveal a flatted cork base. The later versions of this seat were unoxidized. This seat retains 80% of the original oxidation and in addition "Hunt" is engraved on the reverse of the butt cap. Crisp, fast DF action. The rod shows signs of light use. No ferrule wraps cracks yet, though there is some slight brassing to the inner part of the guides. The varnish is in perfect condition. The cane is flamed and done in a three up node pattern configuration. The main wraps are a plum color with a band of purple, and red and three plum windaways at the keeper wrap and the male ferrules and tip tops. The stripper is an oxidized german agate and the snake guides are black. The step ferrules are oxidized pewter with a tiny bit of brassing to the l