Everett Garrison Model 212-E Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 2-piece Eight feet

Eight feet

The hook keeper is placed rather high

Nickel silver patented up-locking reel seat could use a good polishing but is otherwise in excellent condition and operates as it should

The engraving was done for T&T by an Italian gunsmith

"Bill Ballan" and "Model 44" etched into the face plate

Everett Garrison Model 212-E Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 2-piece Eight feetA superb Everett Garrison Model 212 E bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tips, and built for what feels to me like a #6. M 8 1 serial number inked on the butt along with "1969", the manufacture date. Excellent plus original condition, with a bit of mild hand soiling to the grip but there are no ferrule wrap cracks and very little brassing to the inner guides. There is one tiny chip in the varnish below the second guide from the tip top on one tip, though