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Hello everyone. I’m new to this. I’ve joined the forum to learn a few bits and was hoping someone could help me out with this one. I’ve got this old hardy that needs a couple of spares and a repair. Here are the photos. I need a line guard and a handle for starters.

You will be extremely lucky to find original spares, unless you come across a wreck for sale as spares. So you made need commission someone to make them for you.
What diameter is it?
Is it a Silex action reel, does it work?
Paul

Hi Paul. Yes, everything works fine on it and it’s still surprisingly smooth. It’s around 4-5 “. I’ll post another photo of the insides of it later on.

There you go Paul.

Welcome to the TFF, Suprated!

You've got a fantastic reel there. Well worth putting in a usable condition.

As for the line guard, our fellow TFFer JW1 has made a lovely job for his wooden reel just a couple of weeks ago. Have a look here
http://traditionalfisherman.com/viewtop ... Line+guard

You can use the reel without the missing handle untill you find something suitable.

Hello Martin. That looks really good what the other chap has done. Thank you very much.

It looks like there's a crack in the wood, where the line guard had been fixed. You might want to fix this problem before you fit a new lineguard.

Yeah. There’s a bit cracked and vanished. Luckily, my brother in law is a genius with wood so that’s not so much of a problem.