Uniqua 2 5/8" question

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Reeldane	Uniqua 2 5/8" question		Lead	[-]
Posts: 119 04/23/2009 05:16	Tags : None This reel have just been purchased by a friend who mailed me fllwg. pics. He advises 2 5/8" Uniqua "Spitfire" fisnish, with the rare tension regulator - super condition. But - am I the only one getting a strange feeling .........why is the 'writing' not curved - spitfire fisnish etc........? Pls. comment - perheps you can help me get rid of that feeling, so I can join him in his happines for his new find ! Thanks Reeldane
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Ken M 44		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2977 04/23/2009 05:54 Immoderatus Britannicus	Heinz - strange feeling here also - I am sure that I would be describing the finish as 'highly polished' rather than 'spitfire' and the reel looks to have some 'new' parts fitted, latch screw, maybe more. Not sure about the script - I am not near my reference's.
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ttrotter		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1033 04/23/2009 06:59 Moderator	I am sure no Hardy expert, but the tension regulator knob looks to me to have more of a "gear tooth" machining to it vs.the "knurling" that I am used to. I can't find the script in my references, but my brain tells me I've seen this script before. Maybe in some post-war reels? I've got a feeling this is going to be a very educational thread- at least for me! Regards, Tom
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enigma309		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 597 04/23/2009 07:13 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger	Heinz, hmmm, more questions than answers. I've a recent, relatively, straight line text Uniqua: Not the same as your friends, but, like Tom, I have seen that text somewhere? Very recent acid bath by the looks of the brass pieces; the latch looks 'home made'? Brian
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turtledoc		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2597 04/23/2009 07:44 Moderator	Reeldane - IMHO, your friend has what appears to be a very usable 2 5/8th Uniqua with a colorful past.......if only reels could speak. The frame has an "in the white" look to it but the back plate especially is polished. The in the white reels were not shiny, they just weren't leaded. Regarding the logo, that is a script that does date to the late 40's / early 50s and would be at least near the time frame when many of the "unleaded" reels were made. At least from my experience, most of the reels that I have seen that are a true spitfire finish were made with a single check (wartime parts saving). As has been pointed out the latch does not appear to be a Hardy's design.......I haven't seen enough Uniquas with regulators to know about whether the adjustment knob looks correct or not? Nice reel still.....if he did not pay a top price for it. Mark B Something to consider: Be willing to share photos, information and the knowledge you have about your collection with anyone that has an interest in learning...........also share your knowledge to answer questions that others may have about items in their collections.........doing this will make you feel good and benefits this community ..................after all, what good is having knowledge that isn't shared. MEB
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reelsmith		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 757 04/23/2009 11:35	I agree, this one has some issues. Latch is incorrect. Drag screw should be nickel silver, not brass. Looks like the finish was stripped. Even the marking looks odd ...but nothing definitively wrong with it. Like Mark said ...a great reel to fish. Dean.
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younghardykid		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2 06/19/2009 17:50	Straight Text. ... Post War reel. 40's or 50's. Wouldn't be concerened with a screw in telephone latch.. or the regulator. Perfect small stream user.
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MFRS		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 468 06/19/2009 18:21	reelsmith wrote: I agree, this one has some issues. Latch is incorrect. Drag screw should be nickel silver, not brass. Looks like the finish was stripped. Even the marking looks odd ...but nothing definitively wrong with it. Like Mark said ...a great reel to fish. Dean. Plus, that brass spring tensioner looks like something J.W. Young would produce; it does not have the rounded edges I see with Hardy's brass tensioners of the 20's and this being a 40's-50's reel. It looks to me that the tensioner assembly came from another reel. Last Edited By: MFRS 06/19/2009 18:27. Edited 1 time.
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pcg		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2976 06/19/2009 18:26 Admin	I agree with all comments. Funky, new latch; tensioner screw should be N/S; & outside highly polished out. I have a couple originals & I don't believe the exterior "Spitfire" (or in the white) finish ever looked as sparkling as this example. Can't comment on the script--it's probably original.
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Flyman615		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3278 06/19/2009 20:12	IMO, the reel has been "re-manufactured". While the markings are correct for a 1940's-50's reel, I believe the spool and latch are replacements and that the original, correct spool most likely had a "finger latch". I'd also bet the original finish was painted, not leaded. Finally, I agree, my similar Uniquas have a nickel silver tension adjustment screw. Nevertheless, it's an attractive and fishable reel. Best regards, Flyman " Individuality is the salt of common life. You may have to live in a crowd, but do not have to live like it or subsist on its food." Last Edited By: Flyman615 06/19/2009 20:14. Edited 1 time.
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oddsnrods	Love wheeling this one out...	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 215 06/19/2009 21:15	Hardy Uniqua 2 7/8" as nature intended. Adjustable check was 5 shillings extra at the time it seems, this knob is indeed nickel silver. On occasion Hardy reels 'in the white' could be made of other metals such as Hiduminium and Duralumin. Last Edited By: oddsnrods 06/19/2009 21:22. Edited 2 times.
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pcg		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2979 06/19/2009 21:43 Admin	Beautiful little reel. Quite nice, oddsnrods!
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oldfishbrain		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1343 06/21/2009 22:53	I just noticed this post. I have a couple of 2 5/8 Uniquas that are quite different from each other. One of them, recently acquired from a forum member, I have used regularly this season. It is very much like oddsandrods reel above except in appearance and of course in size. The latch release is on a spring and has some printing on it: and the tension adjusting knob is nickel silver: And here is a picture of the guts: The other one has no adjustment knob and a different spool release latch (horseshoe?) I am not at all knowledgeable about these reels and I'd love to know which one predates the other. Maker of light line nodeless bamboo fly rods avardanis@sympatico.ca Last Edited By: oldfishbrain 06/21/2009 22:58. Edited 1 time.
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MFRS		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 471 06/22/2009 00:25	The tele latch is 34-49 and the horse-shoe latch is the early 30's. The tensioners are unique as you probably know.
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