Dingley 3" Caged Spool Fly Reel - Westley Richards 10 Weight The rod may have received

The rod may have received a light varnish touch-up over the wraps and the stripping guide has been re-wrapped with slightly darker silks

Widely known as the “1912 pattern check

The script remains clean and bold free of defect

and a brass top aluminum tube with the red Leonard data sticker

Handsome black agate stripping guide

Dingley 3" Caged Spool Fly Reel - Westley Richards 10 Weight The rod may have receivedFor sale here is a very scarce Dingley 3" caged spool fly reel made for gunmaker Westley Richards of Birmingham, England. This highly sought after brass pin caged reel has an adjustable click pawl drag with caliper spring. The reel also features the rare strap over tensioner adjuster and copper line guide with a monel? insert. Stamped "D3" inside with a 3 stamped on the foot and three dots on the cog wheel. The reel is right hand retrieve. Smooth