HL Leonard Model 37H Bamboo Rod 6' 2/2 #4 6' Fast dry-fly action

Fast dry-fly action

but it's a start

The wraps are described by Garner in Playing with Fire as purple tipped with gold but to my eye the purple appears more a mahogany brown

Two-screw latch plate with desirable two-screw heavy duty nickel silver line guide (reversible)

Beautiful deep green sanded graphite blank with matching wraps

HL Leonard Model 37H Bamboo Rod 6' 2/2 #4 6' Fast dry-fly actionFor sale here is a HL Leonard Model 37H in near mint original condition. 6'6 2 2 4wt. The rod could have been made early in the post fire era when they didn't use serial numbers. The rod has Simroe era hardware. Nickel silver sliding band stamped "The Leonard Rod" and "The H. L. Leonard Rod Co., Makers" (no patent stamp), butternut spacer, small cigar grip, bright nickel silver ferrules, wrapped in dark red silks. Nicely swelled butt. The rod weighs 2