99 Silver Beach

stoked4fishin · February 05, 2017, 01:14:07 AM

Thanks! Here's a picture of the handle.

mo65 · February 05, 2017, 01:30:11 AM

I believe that handle came along in '39. The reel was only made until '42. That's as close I can get...but I bet Mike(penn chronology) can get closer.

stoked4fishin · February 05, 2017, 01:46:46 AM

Thanks!
I'm checking the Penn Chronology book as well (blue version) to see what I can determine.

Maxed Out · January 13, 2018, 06:54:37 AM

Been hiding this 99. Just got it out to dust it off today and put it back away till next time I'm babysitting on a rainy day

Ted

Maxed Out · January 13, 2018, 06:57:30 AM

This one has no fishing scene on the tail plate

thorhammer · January 13, 2018, 09:28:51 AM

That's sweet.

mo65 · January 13, 2018, 12:59:22 PM

Wow...a bare tail plate...that's a new one on me. Nice gem Ted.

Swami805 · January 13, 2018, 02:13:47 PM

That is a beauty Like to find the hat you keep pulling these rabbits outa

Penn Chronology · January 13, 2018, 04:07:07 PM

QuoteBeen hiding this 99. Just got it out to dust it off today and put it back away till next time I'm babysitting on a rainy day Cheesy Cheesy

Those old Model 97 Silver Beach reels are interesting. Introduced in 1938 with the resin Pear shaped handle. Changed to the handle you have in 1939 and stayed that way until 1942. They did not come back after the war or ever as a Model 97, when they did return they were the Model 99.

Hard to know exactly what year yours is. it is pre-war and it is a Model 97, not a Model 99. The Models 97 & 98 were discontinued after the war and it was not until 1949 that the Model 99 Silver Beach was brought back.