
An extremely rare Hardy Fortuna Fly 3 ½” light salmon/saltwater fly reel, duralumin construction with twin ebonite handles on shaped brass cross-bar arm below a milled tension adjusting wheel and domed drum locking screw , brass foot, Andreas patent anti-reverse drum, fixed check mechanism, backplate stamped make and model details and with applied alloy retailers name plate for H. Tisdall, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton N.Z., light wear only from normal use and a very rarely seen model of which only 77reels were produced between 1925-1931.