Would anyone have information as to whether Hardy made rods branded for Harrods ?
I bought a little 7ft brook fly rod this morning . The butt is engraved Harrods Ltd London W and carries the serial number 1265 .
It is a delicate little thing ,sadly it looks to have lost some of the tip and the tip is also soft , the butt ring is also missing.
The reason for asking about the Hardy connection is because the lovely old chap selling it felt this was the case .
The tip eye is a wonderful little thing and the guides quite unusual too.
John
Harrods of London fly rod
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Harrods of London fly rod
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Re: Harrods of London fly rod
I can't say with any certainty but I wouldn't be surprised if Hardy were Harrods supplier of choice. The fittings look the right quality to me. A lovely thing
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Re: Harrods of London fly rod
Thank LL . The fittings do look and feel quality , it was only £3 or maybe £4 so worth buying .
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Re: Harrods of London fly rod
Everything points to Hardy as the maker I would suggest. Spiral lock joint, green whippings and clear agatine tip ring
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Re: Harrods of London fly rod
Thanks AllRounder.AllRounder wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 9:04 pm Everything points to Hardy as the maker I would suggest. Spiral lock joint, green whippings and clear agatine tip ring
I can't find any information about it . I would imagine this was quite a nice rod back in its day .