William Abrams Edwards Presentation Model Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 6 Weight with the only sign of

with the only sign of use I could find being one little scuff on the rim

this coming on the eve of World War II

Very nice rod indeed

Serial #2165 inscribed under female ferrule wrap and at the base of the tips

A Leonard 8'6" Catskill 3-piece

William Abrams Edwards Presentation Model Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 6 Weight with the only sign ofFrom William Abrams of Housatonic Rods comes this "Edwards Presentation" model, and 8' 3 piece, 2 tip rod for a #4 line. Medium action. Dark oven temper cane. Built with a 3 up node pattern. Yellow wraps with brown edges. Somewhat truncated step ferrules with lineup marks punched onto the ferrules. Agate stripper. The grip is 11 corks and is done in what I would call a Hawes style (it tapers up most of the way to the front cork check and turns down