BF526 Phillipson 8',  3/2 Peerless "63" Impregnated, 4 1/4 oz., line #5. This rod was crafted in 1963. The Perfection hard chrome snake guides are wrapped with Pacific green nylon thread with a short spiral. Torpedo cork grip. The reel seat is bronze anodized aluminum no-rock that was crafted by the late Paul Hightower. The nickel silver ferrules have witness marks. Included are an original cloth bag and labeled Phillipson aluminum tube. The condition is excellent plus. The only imperfection is some light scuffing the reel seat hardware. The original Gart Bros. price label is still on the reel seat and a partial sticker on the tube cap. Gart Brothers was an old Denver chain of sporting good stores which has been purchased by Sports Authority.