Hardy Bros shooting stick

[Coral Maestro]

Not really an item of fishing tackle but I'm sure this would have been used by a ghillie or a country gent during a pause in his day's salmon fishing.





Any ideas how old this would be?

[Stour Otter]

Hello Coral Maestro.

There is a Walking Stick Seat in Hardy's 1957 and 1958 catalogue, although I would have thought they may have starting making them in the 1930s, if not before. The one shown in the picture is from their 1957 catalogue. Not too disimilar to yours which I think is c1927.

Regards
Stour Otter

[Coral Maestro]

Thanks for the info!
I'll have to try and track down some Hardy's catalogues (at the right price!).

[Coral Maestro]

No.1 looks like a close match. Shame I don't know which catalogue this image came from!

[Stour Otter]

Looking at The best of Hardy's Anglers Guides by Jamie Maxtone Graham printed in 1982, yours is differently 1927. The description says: " Polished wood stick, aluminium head with leather-covered hand grasp. The hand may be passed through the seat head so as to hand on the arm. The disc at the bottom is permanently fixed. Price: 25/-.

[Coral Maestro]

Thanks again for the information. It would seem that bums have been sitting on it for nearly 100 years!