Thanks for the information.
Went through a number of the older Pflueger catalogs and from what I saw ,it may have been a 30's model.
It still needs to be cleaned up but seems to operate ok.
The only "tricky" piece might be the FS clutch. There is a mouse-trap like spring under it. Doable, but I found that on some I could clean beneath one without fully disassembling it. I believe I discuss this in an AT thread on the Capitol 1985.
aok wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 11:36 am
Thanks for the information.
Went through a number of the older Pflueger catalogs and from what I saw ,it may have been a 30's model.
It still needs to be cleaned up but seems to operate ok.
If it has a hard rubber door knob or cabinet/drawer pull shaped handle knob, then it's pre 1940 for sure. The torpedo knob showed up later.
Aloha
Brian F.
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ORCA Member 1997
Got a spare reel stamped "Pflueger" or a Montague Imperial?
"Caution, objects in reel view mirror are older than they appear."
It was fairly clean so for now put it back together. I found a good utube video for the newer style.
Mine does not have the free spool release button https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tRa8DM2tmk&t=168s