HL Leonard Model 52 Special Tournament bamboo rod 9'6" 3/2 8'10" and includes a 3/0 marking

and includes a 3/0 marking on it and serial number K149 dating the reel to 1918

It appears to be in unused condition

Inscribed “#5 Marvel Special

The rod comes with the original bag and brass-capped and die-stamped aluminum tube

The action is on the faster side of medium-fast and full of power

HL Leonard Model 52 Special Tournament bamboo rod 9'6" 3/2 8'10" and includes a 3/0 markingFor sale here is a H. L. Leonard, pre fire Model 52 (or 52 H. L. H.) Special Tournament bamboo rod. Nine and a half feet in length. Three sections with two tips. The rod weighs 6. 2 oz. Ferrules sizes are 19 64 and 12 64. This would be a great light steelhead rod and in fact, the Model 52 H. L. H. was described in the Wm. Mills catalogs as a "Special Steelhead and Western Tournament rod", along with its close relatives, the Models 51 and 53 H. L. H.