RUT NIBLICK IRON R.White St. Andrews SMOOTH FACE c.1890 Hickory Wood Shaft RARE

Very rare, small-headed PLAYABLE rut iron by the famed St. Andrews maker, Robert White, who taught both Tom Stewart and Robert Condie the craft.Lightly stamped clubhead is quite heavy at 36 1/2" in length and has an amazing amount of bounce angle, making it a potentially excellent club from the sand.Shaft straight, strong and solidly attached to head; replacement grip excellent; perfect club for gutty golf in addition to being an exceptional collectible.These clubs were originally designed to extract a ball from wagon wheel ruts at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.Shaft stamped "J. Preston  Leamington"; in a circle on the clubhead "R.White  Maker  St. Andrews".