has the gallery section been terminated ? i couldn't find it so i'm posting this here ..
i've had a very early Lucky lurking in my loft for a few years and i thought it might like to see the water again so out it came .
it's an early rod with brass handle fittings but with shrives rather than cork sheet handle - so early but not the earliest . it should have had blue wraps but it had red and it looked original -- who can tell ? anyway i wanted black and yellow so that's what it has now ,
i wanted to try a few changes in the inter department just to see how it turned out , which is the reason i am posting the pics . --what do people think of the result ? ------i like it and i will do another . in the meantime i will use it for this season at least ...thanks for looking
. G... apologies for the black ones
Lucky Strike with nobs on
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Re: Lucky Strike with nobs on
Looks very nice
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Re: Lucky Strike with nobs on
They look great. An excellent combination.
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Re: Lucky Strike with nobs on
A lovely job there indeed…
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Re: Lucky Strike with nobs on
The perfect colour scheme Gilbert and a lovely job you have made of it too.
I have heard of Red whipped ones but not certain if they are genuine factory colours. It could just be the early ones with the shoulder collar.
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I have heard of Red whipped ones but not certain if they are genuine factory colours. It could just be the early ones with the shoulder collar.
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Re: Lucky Strike with nobs on
Thanks for your kind comments fellas . I wondered if people would think it a bit OTT ...G
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Re: Lucky Strike with nobs on
My first rod was a Lucky Strike, but even when brand new it didn't look as good as yours! Lovely job, congratulations!