How do you date an Abu Garcia reel?

This can be noted by opening the cover page of a Garcia Fishing Annual. The date is located at the bottom right hand corner of the first page and it will precede the year found on the magazines spine. A reel purchased sometime during the Summer of 1972 could have old stock parts from 1971 assembled to it.

Where is the model number on an Abu Garcia reel?

Photograph of the model number (located above the handle/opposite side rod) Photograph of the brand and model (located above the handle)

Which Abu Garcia reels are made in Sweden?

The only reels still made in Sweden are some round reels (the ambassadeur). The S, SX and STX are not made in Sweden, and the 7000 reels aren’t made in Sweden anymore. The rest, maybe for a few exceptions, are made in Sweden.

When did Abu become Abu Garcia?

Garcia was then also marketing another famous brand of reels the Mitchell spinning reel from France and has been doing so since 1947. However, in 1980 the partnership between Abu and Mitchell S.A. of France dwindled and Abuacquired the New Jersey based Garcia Tackle Company and changed the name to Abu Garcia.

Is Abu Garcia a person?

ABU Garcia, originally AB Urfabriken, then ABU Svängsta, is a fishing reel and fishing equipment company founded in Sweden, and is now owned by Pure Fishing of the United States.

Are Abu Garcia reels made in USA?

The Black, Silver and Pro Max are all made in China. The round reels with the exception of the “BSX” (I think that is what they’re called) series are made in Sweden.

Where was the ABU Garcia fishing reel made?

Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 Abu Garcia unveiled their new Ambassadeur 5000 fishing reel at the 1954 New York World’s Fair. Made in Sweden, the reel was a trailblazer, starting a revolution in the fishing world.

What kind of fishing reel is Abu Ambassadeur?

The Ambassadeur family of vintage fishing reels includes the original SG, followed by the 5000, 5500, and 6000. It’s fitting that fishing reel maker Abu Garcia began near the banks of the Mörrum River, one of Sweden’s favorite places to fish.

When did the Abu record ice fishing reel come out?

Göte’s first fishing reel was the Abu Record, produced in 1941. After World War II, the company made an ice-fishing reel called the Pimpel—they were cheap at the time but are scarce, rare, and expensive for collectors today. Abu Garcia’s most famous fishing reel, the Record Ambassadeur Model SG, arrived in 1952.

Is there a numbering system for Abu reels?

Starting with the Ambassadeurs, notably the Record Ambassadeur 5000, they did not have any numbering system employed at all. I am informed that the serializing process did not begin until the Record name from the Ambassadeurs whence they were named ABU Ambassadeur only.