Paul Young 9' Special Deluxe Bamboo Rod 9' 2/2 #7 7'9" The nickel plating over brass

The nickel plating over brass is still mostly intact

-I am suspicious this rod is being passed off as original - new cork

currently setup for right

The truncated Swiss-style ferrules feature the same engraving seen on the reel seat

2 1/2 inches

Paul Young 9' Special Deluxe Bamboo Rod 9' 2/2 #7 7'9" The nickel plating over brassFor sale here is a Paul H. Young SPECIAL DELUXE 9' 2 2. The "Deluxe" version of the late 1940s Special model had the owner's name hand inked by Paul on the butt section. The original owner's name, Gordon Robinson, is hand inked on one flat, and 9' 5 1 2 oz. HCH is hand inked on the adjacent flat. HCH is equivalent to a 7 weight line. The rod weighs 6 oz. on my scale. Varnished, flamed cane, split by Paul Young and not an earlier blank from another