300DL

[rubiconrambler]

Hello, I noticed a Garcia Mitchell 300DL on the big auction site that has serial # 2866304. According to the dating that puts it at being manufactured in 1959. The 300DL according to the museum was first made in 1961. Is this reel a counterfeit?

Don H

[Sandman]

Hi Don to MRM!

The answer to your question is that serial number falls inline with a large production run of bodies/reels used for the 300DL. This does not mean they were offered to the public or presented to people in that year of production (1959), nor does it mean yours is not a fake. But at least it is from a correct timeframe they used to pulled bodies/reels/parts from to make the 300 DL.

Below are the 300 DL reels I've verified and recorded in the same run year.

Serial # Year Model #
2574874 1959 300DL
2589262 1959 300 DL
2610631 1959 300 DL
2610697 1959 300 DL
2611578 1959 300 DL
2650001 1959 300 DL
2650017 1959 300 DL
2650061 1959 300 DL
2650094 1959 300 DL
2688326 1959 300 DL
2703151 1959 300 DL
2703284 1959 300 DL Mine
2712756 1959 300 DL
2712771 1959 300 DL
2713121 1959 300 DL
2713140 1959 300 DL
2865085 1959 300 DL
2865111 1959 300 DL
2888100 1959 300 DL

Sandman

[rubiconrambler]

Thanks for clarifying

Don H.

[Bonanza]

Don,

Add 3073840 and 2649989 are out of my collection. Did not check the year. Hope you are good
Kind Regards, Scott