Ted Godfrey Classic 275 Fly Reel Salmon and Steelhead Rods Packed in a brass-lined Arnie

Packed in a brass-lined Arnie Mason leather tube (which itself retails for around $600)

Very smoothly operating cork drag

The reel seat is a mortised uplocking slide band over a stabilized redwood burl

The reels come in one of the handsomest boxes I've seen in a long time

Excellent used overall condition

Ted Godfrey Classic 275 Fly Reel Salmon and Steelhead Rods Packed in a brass-lined ArnieA nice Ted Godfrey Classic Model 275 fly reel, 2 3 4" diameter and set up for LHW. Capacity for a DT5 and 25 yards of backing. Reel weighs 4. 8 ounces on my scale. The reel appears to be mint and unfished (there is some light tarnishing on the nickel silver rims but no signs of use). S handle design with nickel silver rims and black polished sideplates. Bolstered pillars. The crank features a white handle and nickel silver counterbalance. Aluminum