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You can always check with other collectors and historians, but at this point 1957 sounds good to me

From this point on, disassembly is basically just the opposite of the reassembly I'm showing

but pleased knowing it would make some future customer very happy

- Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) is used in the raceways and balls, an ideal material for applications with special objectives, such as achieving higher RPMs (revolutions per minute), seeking to reduce weight (many bearings have 1/3 of the weight of a conventional bearing) and use in aggressive environments where the mechanism is subject not only to high temperatures but also corrosive substances

But for the most part the drag systems are on top of the spool with spinning reels