Tom Maxwell "Penns Creek" Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 9'6" Ferrules and pocket cap are

Ferrules and pocket cap are oxidized

A thin band of dark wood acts as a rear cork check

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The varnish is in generally very good condition but has a few touch up spots including a 2-inch long section of the corner of the butt between the stripper and the top guide of the butt

Tom Maxwell "Penns Creek" Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 9'6" Ferrules and pocket cap areA 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