BFP 7 Brass faced Perfect 2 5/8" Houghton straight line logo, replaced face plate.

BFP 7 Brass faced Perfect 2 5/8" Houghton straight line logo, strapped tension screw, early check,replaced face plate. £980
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HP 34 Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Dup ll, nickel line guard,

HP 34 Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Dup ll, nickel line guard, £290

HP 35 Hardy Perfect 3 3/4" 60s, ribbed alloy foot, excellent.

HP 35 Hardy Perfect 3 3/4" 60s, ribbed alloy foot, RHW, excellent. £360

HP 37 Hardy Perfect 3 5/8" DOUBLE AGATE LINEGUARD!!

HP 37 Hardy Perfect 3 5/8" DOUBLE AGATE LINEGUARD!! Most unusual and rare factory conversion for left or right hand use. £480

HP 28 3 1/8" Hardy Perfect, Brand new in box with case, ceramic line guard.

HP 28 3 1/8" Hardy Perfect, Brand new in box with case, ceramic line guard. £350

HP 24 3 5/8" Agate,box and case, alloy foot, exceptional.

HP 24 3 5/8" Agate,box and case, alloy foot, exceptional. £295

BFP 10 Brass faced Perfect 4 1/4" Wide drum. Straight line, enclosed oval and rod in hand logos. c 1895

 

BFP 10 Brass faced Perfect 4 1/4" Wide drum. Straight line, enclosed oval and rod in hand logos. c 1895 with unusual alloy foot and waisted pillars. 2 stress hairlines to back rim, but it has survived all the same as many alloy feet broke off during the early alloy years while Hardy got the mix right. A rare example engraved C.C.B.,with maker's fitted block leather D case. Ex graham Turner collection. £1100

BFP 9 Brass faced Perfect 4" Oval, straight line and rod in hand, 1906 check, strapped tension screw.

BFP 9 Brass faced Perfect 4" Oval, straight line and rod in hand, 1906 check, strapped tension screw. Ex Graham Turner collection.£850

HP 6 3 5/8" Brass faced Perfect. Central circular logo, strapped tension screw.

HP 6 3 5/8" Brass faced Perfect. Central circular logo, strapped tension screw. £850

BFP 5 Brass faced Perfect 3 5/8". Central circular logo, strapped tension screw.

BFP 5 Brass faced Perfect 3 5/8". Central circular logo, strapped tension screw.Drum cage expertly repaired, a well made work of art! Adds to the workmanship of this otherwise immaculate reel. £500

BFP 4 3 3/4"Brass faced Perfect, open, straight line and rod in hand logos.

BFP 4 3 3/4". Brass faced Perfect, pre 1906 checkopen, straight line and rod in hand logos. Turks head locking nut. Engraved K.A.T. on placeplate. Otherwise all correct and lovely! £860

BFP 3 4" Brass faced Perfect 4" 1906 check, central circular logo, Turks head...

BFP 3 4" Brass faced Perfect 4" 1906 check, central circular logo, Turks head...

BFP 2 4 1/4"1906 check, turks head nut, rod in hand and straight line logos.

BFP 2 4 1/4", 1906 check, turks head nut, rod in hand and straight line  logos. £850

BFP 1 Early check. open oval and straight line logos £800

BFP 1 Early check. open oval and straight line logos £800

HR 8 and 9 3" All Brass Wide Drum repro limited edition of 1000

HR 8 and 9 3" All Brass Wide Drum repro limited edition of 1000 celebrating 125 years of production, unused in block leather case and certificate £610 (same price as a new 3 1/8" Perfect and  a lot more style!!)

HP 23 3 3/8" Agate l/guard exc 60s in box.

HP 23 3 3/8" Perfect agate l/guard exc 60s in box. £280

HP 13 3 1/2" early 1890s check, strapped tension screw

HP 13 3 1/2" early 1890s check, strapped tension screw, smooth brass foot, unusually the centre screw engages in the opposite direction. £600

HP 16 3 1/8" Dup ll but rare Mk 1 check

HP 16 3 1/8" Dup ll ( but rare Mk 1 mechanism inside ), Spitfire finish, smooth 1920s brass foot, smoke agate line guard. £320

HP 5 3 3/4 Dup ll nickel silver l/g

HP 5 3 3/4 Dup ll nickel silver line guard, no dings or dents.  £375

HP 21 Dup ll, exc, almost all original 1930s patina

HP 21 Dup ll, exc, almost all original 1930s patina, with Hardy case. £295

HP 17 3 5/8" brown ceramic line guard

HP 17 3 5/8" brown ceramic line guard, alloy foot, good as new £295, spare spool + £40

HP 29 3 3/8" smoked agate lineguard,

HP 29 3 3/8" smoked agate lineguard, alloy foot, excellent good  as new, with case £320

HP 10 4 1/4" Dup ll rev nickel

HP 10 4 1/4" Dup ll rev nickel line guard, post 1950s £420

HP 11 3.5" Dup ll Wide Drum,

HP 11 3.5" Dup ll Wide Drum, revolving nickel silver lineguard, neatly engraved "12FT" on winding plate.

HP1 4.5" 1912 check, turks head

HP1 4.5" 1912 check, turks head drag nut,smooth brass foot, fat ivorine handle, excellent condition £780

HP 7 3.75" Dup ll

HP 7 3.75" Dup ll a fine reel, 1930s, excellent patina, 100% lovely! £400

HP 41 3.75" almost new.

 HP 41 3.75" almost new. Say no more!  Lovely example, without lineguard. £420

HP 3 4" 1970s, barely used with lineguard

HP 3  4" 1970s, barely used,  with lineguard    £450

HP 9 3 3.75" 1970s

HP 9 3 3.75" 1970s  really solid and well made with nickel silver revolving line guard, ribbed brass foot, normal wear, no drops or dings! for  salmon and sea trout. £360

HP 25 3 3/8 Dupll Agate   

another 30s example with exquisite agate line guard in perfect condition £325

HP 21 3 1/8" Duplicated ll Very fine example of a 30s reel. Dup ll means it has a a second uplicated check inside as a spare. £290

1. HP42  3 3/8"Perfect. Here's a good useable one to start with and a good all round size... with an agate line guard in excellent shape. Classic lines and a sweet sounding check with a spare pawl inside. There's a line on it which might suit your rod, try it and see. £280

Around 1890, Forster Hardy, one of the 5 Hardy brothers, patented a cunning new fly reel which incorporated ball bearings to make it run smoother than any other contemporary reels. It seemed the perfect solution and so the Hardy Perfect started a career which lasted many variations and sizes for almost a century, to be reintroduced owing to popular demand, a few years later.

Without doubt, The House of Hardy is the most famous name in fishing throughout the World.
The earliest models are extremely scarce and desirable, many, especially early alloy models broke on the river bank, heaven knows where the rest have gone.

Collectors are notorious for hanging on to their tackle, and the chances of finding one in an antique shop or a car boot are becoming less and less. Demand has increasingly exceeded supply and every year values of the many variations have gone upwards, recently collectors from Russia have piled in, and the international market expands from Japan to the United States.

There are other Hardy reels to collect in due course, but for a start the Perfect remains the flagship, and you can buy into this famous marque, and use it, for far less than the cost of a new model, which is now made in the Far East.

Hardy Perfect Fly Reels, traditional and best for over 100 years!




Perfect family, old, and not so new!

 

When you can no longer look to a bull market to invest your money with confidence, perhaps it's time to think about investing some of it in fishing tackle.

 Its a joy to own and may well bring back memories of early less fraught times, and unlike a share certificate, it has practical and aesthetic appeal. A pleasure to use too - beat the breeze with a bit of history!

With rates for savings so low, there's a fair chance your investment will have appreciated if you need to sell it, and if you don't, it'll be a pleasure to rattle your tackle, maybe take it for a spin on a sunny day, admire the superb workmanship on a gloomy winter's evening, and perhaps like many you'll add to your collection ....and eventually hand it down to the next lucky custodian of a lovely piece hand made British crafsmanship which reflects the sporting heritage of days gone by!

...and again, it's far far more interesting than a share certificate!

....best fishes, Megabite.


For some time now, Hardy has been producing beautiful replicas of earlier models in Limited Editions.





We're the Brass faced Perfects, produced 1895-1910.