Vintage unit, features screwed on Diamonlite line guard. Not sure of the actual date of mfg., but got the following excerpt on-line: (it came from flyfish ohio, angler\'s guide to the Classic Pflueger Medalist......

Through the 1940\'s and into the 1950\'s the Pflueger Medalist fly reel changed in a dozen minor ways that added up to a noticeable change in the construction and appearance of the reel. The round line guard was abandoned in favor of the more practical and higher performing Diamolite four-piece affair. The sculpted pillars were first screwed on and then replaced entirely by less expensive - but just as sturdy - straight pillars. The drag ratchet plate composition changed to a hard nylon instead of a very hard metal. The spool shaft went from bronze to steel. The latch cover went from aluminum to plastic. By 1959 the evolution was complete. Pflueger added the reversible drag ratchet plate and the final product received a \"Made in Akron O USA\" stamp.

In 1966, Shakespeare purchased Pflueger. Under new management, the Medalist fly reel continued unchanged for several years. From this point on, the markings on the Pflueger Medalist fly reel will refer to thedate codes of Shakespeare reelsand the individual markings (ie... DA, CJ, AK) will reference the years when a design change (typically accompanied by a change in manufacturing plant location) took place. Many of these changes served to take cost out of the reel without sacrificing practical performance, and what we were left with was an affordable American Classic!

This reel also comes with anOrris neoprene case

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