Dennis Pye Pike two piece NL?

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Dennis Pye Pike two piece NL?

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Just bought something off a well known auction site I probably shouldn’t have.
Is there such a thing as a Pye two piece rod?
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Dennis Pye pike rod??
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Yes.

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Re: Dennis Pye Pike two piece NL?

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It should be a 3 piece. Handle, with a female ferrule and then two pieces of cane. It may have been listed wrongly. I've bought rods previously which were listed as 2 piece but the seller hadn't realised that the butt and handle could be separated.

Just had a look at what I think is your listing. Looks OK
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Have a look at the thread above it seems to show that it came in different formats, including 2 piece
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Re: Dennis Pye Pike two piece NL?

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Just found this.
It appears that they did do a two piece?
I’m thinking that NL = New Look, which I understand were two piece rods?

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Ah hah!
I think we were both posting at the same time there...
Thanks for the information.

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The NL was indeed New Look.These rods were finished with matt varnish and had a cork end to the butt instead of a metal and rubber button base.No intermediate whippings at all.Designed to appeal to "modern"anglers of the time who were switching to the new glass rods.Most of the range of rods had this version as an option at the time.I had a Peter Stone Ledgerstrike NL which was a superb rod in use as well as looks.

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Yes they did make a 2-piece version.
Far less common but a more desirable rod.
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Hello Damflask

Here is the Rod specifications from R Chapman's website for the Dennis Pye 700, but its a 3 piece. Hope this helps.

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Chapman “Dennis Pye 700”

The Chapman Dennis Pye 700. 10′ 3 piece Pike rod 1960.
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Blank specifications: Compound tapered blanks six strip. Test Curve 4 lbs
Tip section.
0”    .150
36” .238
47” .370
Middle section
0”    .385
47” .545

Handle: 26″ alloy tube with internal brass ferrule.
Cork handle: 26″ x 7/8″ with two 7/8″ alloy sliding reel bands with cork ball butt.

Ferrules:  Brass suction ferrules butt 9.8mm middle 15mm.

Guide spacing: As above.

Guide sizes. Middle:  Thread-line butt guide size 25mm.  Full open bridge guides size 9, 8.
Top:   Full open bridge guides sizes   8, 6, 5, Tip guide 604HC size 5.

Wrappings: Garnet.  Early models may have twisted copper wire on lower leg of butt guide, also on male and female ferrule wrapping

1960 Catalogue description. This rod has the precise action and test curve of a standard Dennis Pye Pike rod but supplied in two 3’ 11” lengths with detachable handle.
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Re: Dennis Pye Pike two piece NL?

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I've always understood, as Snape writes, that the two piece was a much rarer rod but the better option. I don't know if they adjusted the taper.
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