need some help with this rod ,its a 3 piece 116 inc long or 9 and a half foot long ,brass fittings solid wood handle ,cane.
from what I have read about the brass fittings and the handle its pre war
the butt ring is 19" from the handle
milwards rod id
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Danny Boy
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milwards rod id
hi gents,
need some help with this rod ,its a 3 piece 116 inc long or 9 and a half foot long ,brass fittings solid wood handle ,cane.
from what I have read about the brass fittings and the handle its pre war
the butt ring is 19" from the handle
need some help with this rod ,its a 3 piece 116 inc long or 9 and a half foot long ,brass fittings solid wood handle ,cane.
from what I have read about the brass fittings and the handle its pre war
the butt ring is 19" from the handle
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SeanM
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Re: milwards rod id
It doesn't look quite right to me. Whole cane butt and middle with snake rings. Is the tip section split cane or greenheart? The tip ring and the plain ferrules don't look very Milwards either.
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Danny Boy
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Re: milwards rod id
the tip is greenheart sean ,
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Danny Boy
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good news ,
just found out from Mr Jason white that the rod is infact an early milwards 4 piece combi roach rod circa 1920's ,the piece that's missing is the roach tip ,this is definitely going to be restored later this year with roach tip section.
just found out from Mr Jason white that the rod is infact an early milwards 4 piece combi roach rod circa 1920's ,the piece that's missing is the roach tip ,this is definitely going to be restored later this year with roach tip section.
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Excellent news, Sir. Can't wait to see it. Please don't varnish the greenheart ... but oil it. I saw a site (wish I could find it again) which explained that the wood can dry out of it's natural oils under varnish and become very brittle ... hence the reputation for 'exploding' sections.
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