Game Changer Otto Zwarg Laurentian 400 Reel 3/0 Brooklyn Era Model Premium Build [UCKSd9Es]

A nice Otto Zwarg 400 Laurentian model salmon reel in 3/0 size. 3 5/8" diameter and set up for RHW. 13.4 oz in weight. Serial #B24, indicating a rare circa-1947 Brooklyn-made reel, and it has the Brooklyn stamp on the oil port as well (after two years of operation in Brooklyn, Zwarg moved his reelmaking operation to Florida in 1947. Zwarg, of course, had been the foreman at the Vom Hofe shop for many years). The reel is in good overall condition with minor cosmetic wear though there are two things worth noting. The first is that the frontplate has a small crack near the screws closest to the reel foot. And the second is that there is some possibility that the foot is a replacement, something I suspect given the slightly different patina than what I've typically seen on Zwargs combined with the size/model/serial stamps on it being clumsier than what I have typically seen (I can't say for sure, of course, but that's my suspicion). The drag is very sturdy, and on its strongest setting I would put it up against the heaviest salmon. No bag or pouch. These early Brooklyn Zwargs are hard to come by!