REEL #6 1949
Version 4. I believe this reel is the first successor to the
model with the flattened dome on the left side and the sliding button
anti-reverse. It is still a half bail with pillared spool, aluminum
winder knob and non-planamatic gearing, but the dome is gone, the
anti-reverse is now a 304 style lever, the leg is straight on the right
side, the external counterweight is gone, and there is a lubrication
port at the rear. There is still no writing on the left side but "Made
in France" has been added to the C.A.P. on the right side. It was
spooled with a lightweight black braided line when I acquired it but I
am fairly certain it has never been fished as, except for some rust on
the bail mechanism and a small paint loss where it has apparently been
mounted on a rod (unless I did this myself in displaying the reel - I
hope not), it is indistinguishable, to me at least, from brand
new. It does say
"Serrage" and C.A.P. on the spool but in the photo below the lighting
has washed it out. I was concerned by the fact that the finish is flat
black rather than glossy until I came across a 1949 advertisement on
"The Mitchell Spinning Reel" website which states "Dull Black Finish
(Less Light Reflection)."
