Vintage Penn 711, BLACK! 1966, What a Find! Click HERE for details!

Vintage Penn 711 Spinning Reel With Box & Paperwork!

This is a Vintage Penn 711 Spinning Reel from 1966! It comes with the box, paperwork and original wrapping paper. The reel has scratches but the pictures look worse than it really is as we take closeups. According to Ben Wright, author of "The Wright Price Guide for the Reel Man" Penn made 400 710 reels with a flat black finish and 400 with a stippled black finish in 1966. As Penn kept no records of how many 711 reels they made, we don't know how many are left. Ben Wright estimates there were between 10-100. I have also heard that they made 1 hours worth of these reels, but I can't verify that. I opened up the reel and took pictures of the inside to show that this is not a repainted reel. The box is in good shape and has the original cardboard insert. The wraping paper is crumpled and has oil stains on it.

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ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 CDL DELUXE FISHING REEL Bidding has ended

Up for bid is a rare and highly desirable gold and black Ambassadeur De Luxe reel in excellant condition. Comes complete with original Teakwood Presentation box, black velvet pouch, spare spool, reel wrench, spare parts, and oil. Very smooth ball bearing gears. Notice the rare gold and black counter-balanced handle. Box is mint and has no scratches, un-engraved nameplate on top, and inside of box has the earlier green (not red) velvet strips. This reel was puchased around late 60's - early 70's and has the four screw left sideplate. Do not know the exact date of reel. It is truly a centerpiece for any reel collection.

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