Tom Maxwell "Penns Creek" Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 HL Leonard Still the rod tube and

Still the rod tube and much of the hardware make this an interesting piece indeed

Two unusual features of this particular one also stand out

and red accents at the keeper

with the pocket cap open at the bottom with a cork "mushroom" while the bottom hex of the rod cross section is varnished

Tom Maxwell "Penns Creek" Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 HL Leonard Still the rod tube andA 8' Maxwell 3 piece, 2 tip (one marked "L" for light and the other "H" for heavy) which casts a #5 line. Marked "Maxwell, 3 83", and "835" on the wrap flat. Midway down the shaft "The Penns Creek" is lettered in Tom's immaculate hand. On the same flat just below the agate stripping guide is the serial #8331B. The cane is an impregnated dark temper and constructed with a three up node pattern. Black tungsten snake guides and an agate stripper are