Metz Cock Neck Hackle Grade 3 Ginger

Fly Tying Material
Metz Cock Neck Hackle Grade 3 Ginger

A neck hackle is the entire skin from a chicken's neck, so it has feathers growing densely from thin and short to thick and long.
When creating symmetrical fly patterns like curved spent wings, you can achieve perfect symmetry by selecting feathers from the same position on both sides of the neck. This is something you can't do with hackle sold in small portions. You can select feathers for everything from tiny dry flies to the wings of large streamers from a single cape, making it more economical in the long run than buying them separately.

The package, bag, and backing are not included, so it is listed as Used - Like New rather than New, Unused.
It's possible a few feathers have been used, but there are no visible signs of removal.
It was purchased at least 20 years ago and stored in a camera dry cabinet with moth repellent and mold inhibitor in a closet. Although old, I believe the storage condition is good.

I no longer have the patience or time to tie my own flies, so I am offering it for sale.