Rare Hardy "C C de France" 9 ft 2 peice Palakona cane Trout Fly Rod + bag

Rare vintage Hardy “C C de France” 9 ft 2 piece Palakona split cane Trout Fly Rod in excellent original condition. Bronzed brass shoulder joints, golden eye and intermediate whippings, lined butt and tip rings, turned hardwood stopper and a cork handle with single alloy slip ring reel holder. This Rod, stamped H21268 (1959) comes with the original Hardy twin pocket zip and press stud (working) bag included Condition * Cane straight no sets or damage shows signs of light use* Eyes and whipping sound and original* Varnish excellent, consistent with a rod of this age* Markings and stamping present and correct * Cork handle clean and complete* Bag intact, fadedAn excellent example of a lightly used fly rod for a collection or use from the well respected British builder, Hardy’s of Alnwick.Un- assembled Length 143cm. 689