Leonard 50-5 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 3 Weight and a band of green

and a band of green and red at the keeper and male ferrules

A nickel silver plug pulls out of the seat bottom to allow a fighting butt  (stored in the canvass outer bag) to plug in

100% intact

and a rod that is very light in the hand

marbleized end papers

Leonard 50-5 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 3 Weight and a band of greenAn exquisite H. L. Leonard 50 5 "Standard" bamboo fly rod, 3 piece, 2 tips, built for a #5 line. Serial #81137. Medium fast action. Lightly used with a small amount of soiling on the grip where it is not covered with plastic. The serial # denotes a 1981 manufacture date, close to the end of the "Maxwell" period at Leonard. All the hallmarks are there thin cigar grip and the mortised curly maple seat with the Leonard cap and ring of the period. The cap