RARE SHAKESPEARE 2850 MAGNESIUM FLY REEL, POUCH, LINES
Item History & Price
SUPERB MAGNESIUM SHAKESPEARE 2850 FLY REEL + POUCH + LINES
This is a superb example of an ultra-rare fly reel. Manufactured in the 1970s from bar stock magnesium for lightness and strength when Shakespeare wanted to go upmarket. Very few of this small 2 3/4" diameter reel were sold as they were priced at £44 when a Hardy Marquis #2/3 would set you back £14!
The reel is tight and smooth and has seen very little use. It is the perfect match for today's lightweight rods. Please no...te that the rod used in the photos is not included.
There is a tension control knob on the backplate
The reel comes with a new neoprene pouch which can be used on or off the rod.The reel comes loaded with a used Wulff 2/3F and also a Rio 3F.
This series of reels are collectable and will prove a good investment. Occasionally examples of the 2851, 2852 and 2853 are offered for sale but I have not come across another 2850. So if you're looking for a collectable or usable gem then you have found it, simply gorgeous!
This is a superb example of an ultra-rare fly reel. Manufactured in the 1970s from bar stock magnesium for lightness and strength when Shakespeare wanted to go upmarket. Very few of this small 2 3/4" diameter reel were sold as they were priced at £44 when a Hardy Marquis #2/3 would set you back £14!
The reel is tight and smooth and has seen very little use. It is the perfect match for today's lightweight rods. Please no...te that the rod used in the photos is not included.
There is a tension control knob on the backplate
The reel comes with a new neoprene pouch which can be used on or off the rod.The reel comes loaded with a used Wulff 2/3F and also a Rio 3F.
This series of reels are collectable and will prove a good investment. Occasionally examples of the 2851, 2852 and 2853 are offered for sale but I have not come across another 2850. So if you're looking for a collectable or usable gem then you have found it, simply gorgeous!
