Old, Weird, Historical, and Unusual Spinning Reels --

[Reels_penn4life]

Wow. So many awesome reels. I have some to share. I'll get pictures in a bit. Didn't think much of what I have. But after scrolling through this post.  I do have a bunch to share!!

[Decker]

Great thread!

[Reels_penn4life]

Here are some pre 704 end of 700 greenies. Not overly rare. But not common. The blue one I made from parts I got from someone who acquired a bunch of parts from Penn. It's some sort of prototype. It's a true factory paint reel. Inside is exactly like any stock reel. Not someone's custom. I put on the silver spool since it matched kind of and I had from one of my own customs. I had a second rotor and body. But stupidly sold years back.

[Reels_penn4life]

Here are some pretty rare early Luxor ultralights. All pre A series. No letter marking. One bache brown half bail. One half bail no anti reverse. And some with the old spool and handles. One with wood knob. 

[Reels_penn4life]

Last are some Luxors. Very early pre A series. With the early line roller and full bail. A few other pre A. A few A series that were black. Hard to find in great shape. These took lots of love and cleaning. A true manual pick up B series. Rotor has no hole or bail stopper. Same for the true manual pick up crack. The pum models are hard to come by. B and C full bail and crack are most common. Also a silver spool b mixed in.

[Midway Tommy]

That Harrington Bantam is a cool and interesting reel! The braces on stem to  the foot, especially the one on the back side, look like they could play havoc to the fingers. 

[MACflyer]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.