Pflueger 1494 vs. 1494 DA

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Pflueger 1494 vs. 1494 DA

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Can anybody explain to me the difference between a Pflueger 1494 and a 1494 DA ?

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Re: Pflueger 1494 vs. 1494 DA

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Shakespeare bought Pflueger in the 1960s. In 1970 they began to assign two letters to the numbers to signifiy I do not know what. There are different letters for reels made in Japan and then in China.

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It's my understanding that DA reels were made in Akron, OH, USA.

CJ is Japan made and AK is Hong Kong made. Those reels made in Japan, China and Hong Kong have that country marked on the bottom of the foot.
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DA is a date code, indicating that this version of the Medalist came into production in 1970. Later it also was interpreted as "Dual Action," since this version allowed conversion from RHW to LHW.

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If you google search " Pflueger Medalist History" the first or second selection is an abbreviated chronology of the Medalist by Richard Komar.
The DA reels were from the 60's when Shakespeare owned the company but still manufactured reels in Akron. Models that began in the 60's did indeed have a reversible check that allowed right or left hand retrieve. In 1970 production apparently moved to Fayetville Arkansas.


An edit here, as I will take Bulldog's info that follows over that on the Medalist History on the web. Shakespeare owned, Arkansas made. Not 60's it seems as is said in the article I referred to, but 1970 as mentioned
earlier and by Bulldog. My info was simply derived from the article referenced, but without any further, greater knowledge on my part. Seems what I referred to was inaccurate! Sorry about any misinformation when I stated these were 60's reels.
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Re: Pflueger 1494 vs. 1494 DA

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Thanks Guys.

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the dual action is a misnomer and was an historical inaccuracy - a WAG - which has been corrected on a well-hit website.
DA is 1970, CJ is 1983, AK is 2001 - Shakespeare model year codes.

What you want to know, DA is made in the US, Fayettville, AR.
They have reversible nylon ratchet plates, though not as trick as a One Pfoot plate or even the later model Shakespeare graphite plates, which each have mirror-symmetric ratchet grooves on both sides.

Before 1963, there were no reversible ratchet plates, and LHW ratchet plates were available as a separate part. So some Akron reels will have a reversible pot-metal ratchet, but Akron reels older than 1963 will not have a reversible ratchet plate.

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Re: Pflueger 1494 vs. 1494 DA

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Yes, it's a bit of coincidence that the Shakespeare model year date codes happen to correspond to plausible acronyms like "dual action" and "crafted in japan".

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