Customized by "Sam" Carlson, this 3-piece, 2-tip rod is potentially a one-of-a-kind. It has the features of Edwards' rods; beautiful 4-sided lightly flamed bamboo shafts, rich orange colored varnish, copper brown wraps tipped gold then black, bronze snake guides, and an agate stripper. What is unique to this rod is that Carlson replaced the normal black plastic nose cone at the front of the handle with a nice rosewood model. In addition, he inlaid a strip of rosewood (tulip wood) into the cork on top of the reel seat. This prevents the ring from denting the cork over time and adds an attractive appearance to the rod. The butt cap and sliding band were originally blued, but most of that is worn off the cap and 50% is worn from the ring. There is moderate soiling of the cork but no damage otherwise. All sections are full length and straight, the ferrules need cleaning to seat fully. The varnish is excellent, showing no signs of use. Inked in white above the grip is: Edwards "Quadrate" Special, the following flat has the owner's name, the next flat: "Customized by C.W. "Sam" Carlson" written in black. Coming with an unmarked bag in an Edwards labeled tube.