Width of EW Super Silex 3 3/4”?

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Width of EW Super Silex 3 3/4”?

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I am trying to help a fellow learn more about his 1928-1953 Hardy Super Silex 3 3/4”. The detail I am missing is the width dimension that differentiates an Extra Wide model from the regular width model. His measures 1 5/8” wide, front plate to rear plate. Is that the normal width or the EW width??? Also was the Extra Wide marked as such with an “EW”, for example?




He said he and his pike fishing friends loved these for the oval line they were using. I gather he bought it second hand decades ago to fish with.
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