JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case Gary Siemer and a downlocking reel seat

and a downlocking reel seat over a stunning Holly wood spacer that resembles ivory

or (fingers crossed) a bigger fish

Classic 3x3 node pattern on all sections

He's also collected classic fishing reels of all varieties for over 50 years

Mildrum stripping guide and carboloy guides

JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case Gary Siemer and a downlocking reel seatFor sale here is an all brass JB Moscrop Manchester fly reel in leather D block case. 5" diameter. One of the more scarce British reels patented by John Moscrop in 1888 and again in 1891, Moscrop's fellow Manchester Angling Society members dubbed it the "Manchester Reel". It's a one piece frame construction and the whole reel is made of brass. It has a horn handle and is marked on backplate "J. B. Moscrop's Patent, Manchester" and on the bottom of the