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Vintage Orvis Battenkill split bamboo fly rod For Sale


Vintage Orvis Battenkill split bamboo fly rod
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Vintage Orvis Battenkill split bamboo fly rod:
$611.00


Item: Vintage Orvis impregnated split bamboo Battenkill Deluxe fly rod. Includeswith 2 tips, sectioned plaid sleeve,and aluminum tube. The rod and 2 tips each carrymatching serial numbers, 14616.


This fine flyrod was one of several items purchased by myfather in the late 1940\'s from theestate of a well-to-do physician in our hometown in eastern NC.

My father told me that the doctor had been an avid sportsmanbut a later disability had kept him from pursuing a life afield, followingwhich he contented himself with the enjoyment of simply acquiring andpossessing the finest hunting and fishing equipment money could buy. Most ofthis equipment showed little or no use and much of it was from Abercrombie andFitch. Both my Father and I were avid bass fishermen but this rod never saw thewater being that it was like the \"good china\"---\"too nice\"to use for ordinary fishing. Moreover, rodseemed to be more fitted for mountaintrout fishing which we never pursued. Itspent most of its life on display at our fishing camp on the Trent River nearNew Bern. Now retired, I am beginning to divest myself of some of these acquisitions, some of which will be in upcoming sales.


Condition: Thisrod is in excellent condition and appears to have been unused. Some darkening of the cork handle is evidentshowing that it has been handled, however, the rod itself appears to be in mintcondition.




On Aug-20-14 at 15:35:51 PDT, seller added the following information:

Item: Vintage Orvis impregnated split bamboo Battenkill Deluxe fly rod. Includes with 2 tips, sectioned plaid sleeve, and aluminum tube. The rod and 2 tips each carry matching serial numbers, 14616.This fine flyrod was one of several items purchased by my father in the 1950\'s from the estate of a well-to-do physician in our hometown in eastern NC.My father told me that the doctor had been an avid sportsman but a later disability had kept him from pursuing a life afield, following which he contented himself with the enjoyment of simply acquiring and possessing the finest hunting and fishing equipment money could buy. Most of this equipment showed little or no use and much of it was from Abercrombie and Fitch. Both my Father and I were avid bass fishermen but this rod never saw the water being that it was like the \"good china\"---\"too nice\" to use for ordinary fishing. Moreover, rod seemed to be more fitted for mountain trout fishing which we never pursued. It spent most of its life on display at our fishing camp on the Trent River near New Bern. Now retired, I am beginning to divest myself of some of these acquisitions, some of which will be in upcoming sales.Updated information from Orvis archive: Rod built by George Reid, July 11, 1953. Rod length: 6 1/2 feet. Ferrule size 11. Condition: This rod is in excellent condition and appears to have been unused. Some darkening of the cork handle is evident showing that it has been handled, however, the rod itself appearsto be in mint condition.

On Aug-20-14 at 16:09:49 PDT, seller added the following information:

Updated information from Orvis archive: Rod built by George Reid; July 11, 1953. Rod length: 6 1/2 feet. Ferrule size 11.

On Aug-22-14 at 22:23:29 PDT, seller added the following information:

Talked to Orvis tech again today regarding rod & line weight. He said they didn\'t typically record that information in their files on the rod but that it might be noted on the rod itself, (which it isn\'t).However, judging by the ferrule size 11, which was noted, he would guess that it would be for a 5wt. line.


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