I had one of those Dave.They are known as the Sapper roach.It only said The Sapper on mine in the early script though.I think this is correct.Mine was 100% original.I swapped it plus some other rods for an Avocet,Super Wizard,and A Tony Croft Avon Wizard if i remember correctly.The new owner had it sympathetically restored and then sold it!.It was a lovely bit of cane.Easily strong enough to handle good chub i would say.DaveTheRod wrote:and what about the Allcocks sapper split cane course rod.
Its listed in a late 1930s cat along with the Melody(a light rod),and The Wallis Wizard.The Melody had the early script.The WW has the green spiral.