Flat Front Pike by John Cooper (1895)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very rare flat fronted Cooper Pike. I have seen probably 200 bow-fronted Cooper Pikes over the last 30 years but only one other flat-fronted case. This has been in my possession for over a decade. Very good all round original condition (some backboard splitting, esp. through the label). The case is 45" long, so a good sized fish. The original paper label, barely legible when I bought it, is now all but unreadable, but had already been transcribed when I bought the case, claiming a date of 1895. £Sold <click image to enlarge>