I just received this rod of my great uncles he was born in 1887 and I don't know thing about it. I was wondering if any one has seen any of these components and know who and when this rod was built. I am going to restore this rod back to original condition. It is a 10' 3" rod tip to bottom.
Thanks for any info
Thanks to some help I have found out this is a Montague rod without a date of organ. I gust wanted to see if anyone has ever seen a barber wrap on a Montague rod I have not been able to find a picture of one. I have attached a pix of the practice wrap I have done hopefully this will help ID this rod completely.
Thanks for any help.
ID this old rod components
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Re: ID this old rod components
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#4Thank you this help. Now I will see if I can find out when is was built. It will be fun to restore this rod,
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#5Montague made millions of rods, and so far as anyone knows there is no record denoting when the average rod was produced. That hardware was common in the early 20th century up to perhaps the late Twenties or a bit after, when the whole lineup of rods was overhauled. Without some kind of unique marking somewhere on the rod it's not likely you'll ever find a specific year of production.
All that hardware will shine nicely after being cleaned with 4/0 steel wool and some brass polish. Mask adjacent cork and bamboo with tape first.
All that hardware will shine nicely after being cleaned with 4/0 steel wool and some brass polish. Mask adjacent cork and bamboo with tape first.
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#6thanks for your help, i was just trying to see if he got this rod after coming back from WW1 or if he had it before he went to France.