Oil Port on the handle

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Oil Port on the handle

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I finally decided to focus my collecting on old Pflueger. I recently got my first Oceanic and noticed the oil port on the handle. This is curious to me because this is not a feature seen on many models. I'm just curious as to how functional that port actually is. It's only oiling the handle. Seems like a fancy feature to oil the handle. Sorry for the odd musing...have not had my coffee yet.
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Is this the port you're talking about? Enterprise patented it in 1929, after applying in 1923. Considering the problems folks had with some earlier Pflueger grasps swelling and shrinking and cracking, oil ports probably seemed a good idea at the time.

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Do you have more pictures of the reel , I like some of the Pflueger reels. Just want to see what it looks like.
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Just want to see what it looks like.
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Thanks Steve nice looking reel!
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Beautiful photography too.
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