Scarce RUSTLESS Vintage Antique Wood Shaft Spalding Bobby Jones 4 Iron

This auction is for an antique vintage hickory shaft right handed 37.25" 4 iron. Marked Kro-Flite Rustless and Robert T. Jones, Jr (the famous Bobby Jones) on the back. 4 on the sole. Line face with the patented Spalding 8 dot with one center dot Sweet Spot in the middle. This sole weighted flanged sole style iron was revolutionary and became the predecessor to most modern day iron designs. The Tom Stewart shop even copied it with their rarely seen sole weighted irons from the 1930's. Scarce in that the Spalding Robert T. Jones, Jr. irons were offered in a hickory shaft only in the 1933 Spalding catalog. See pictured catalog page. Even more unusual is that the head is made of Rustless (stainless steel) metal. If you read the catalog page you will see that Spalding, for a $5 upgrade in price, would sell the clubs with a stainless steel head. While very few sets were offered with hickory shafts, a very, very small number were ever sold in hickory shafts with a Rustless head. Spalding sold their Bobby Jones Calamity Jane putters with a rustless metal head exclusively in the UK (don't see many of these in the US) and I believe they also offered the matching irons with a rustless head. In any event, you just don't see these clubs.   The head on this club is in very good condition. Yes it shows use with the expected play nicks and dings but is not damaged. Please look at the zoom pictures for a better idea of condition. This iron has the apparently original hickory wood shaft as made. The shaft is straight, I see no cracks in the hickory and it has some play at the hosel. The grip is an in period replaced rough side out long leather wrap that is whipped top an bottom. Great collectible iron. The swingweight is a C2 and the loft is 33* if you are considering play.  Shipping in the US is calculated and based on a 2 pound box. The further you are from me in NC the higher the shipping. That is the way the carriers charge. Shipping to foreign countries is also calculated and will be much higher. In accordance with the current Ebay policy I am only allowed to state that I accept payment via Paypal. NC residents must add 7.5% sales tax.