Charlton 8450c Fly Reel with 3/4 and 5/6 spools EF Payne Rod Company Nickel-silver octagonal checks

Nickel-silver octagonal checks

The reels were then distributed by Norm Thompson

Thread treatment was original

with only a very small mark on the reel foot and some barely discernable rub marks in the anodized sideplate beneath where the drag lever rotates

Charlton 8450c Fly Reel with 3/4 and 5/6 spools EF Payne Rod Company Nickel-silver octagonal checksA Charlton 8450C fly reel with both a 3 4 spool and a 5 6 spool. Excellent used condition. The reel is set up for LHW but can be easily converted to RHW. There are a couple of cosmetic scrapes on the edge of the frame and one on the edge of the 3 4 spool but the reel is clean otherwise. Black type III anodizing for durability and this reel boasts Charlton's clever configurable system accommodates three different quick change spools: 3 4, 5 6, and 7 8