AG’s influence on the sportfishing community is unmatched. Plates are in good shape but they do have rash to the top and bottom portions with some lite scratches and nic's.
I have narrowed it down to the 1960's as far as I can tell. ABU GARCIA Ambassadeur 5000 AB Urfabriken Svangsta Sweden Baitcasting Fishing Reel Serial Number 392414 You are bidding on a ABU GARCIA Ambassadeur 5000 Baitcasting Fishing Reel. I know a decent amount about Abu's but i cant seem to track down the year this was made. One being this vintage Abu Ambassaduer 5000. Alright guys got a few new pickups over the last couple weeks. These events are still remembered as some of the most significant in the history of the sportsfishing tackle industry. By Machmax777, 7 years ago on Other Fishing Gear. The Swedish-built ABU 444, the company’s first spinning reel, was introduced in 1955 followed in 1965 by the first Cardinal Reel. The generation of world-famous Ambassadeur reels got their start at the 1954 New York World’s Fair. The first reels, name Record, were marketed in 1939. Undaunted, ABU redirected its skills towards the development of precision fishing reels. Borgstrom was a brilliant craftsman with a talent for light precision engineering, skills he had acquired during his years in Halda watch-making company.Unfortunately WWII caused a sharp decline in the demand for taximeters. The company manufactured pocketwatches, telephone timers and taximeters.
By the river of Morrum in Svangsta, carl August Borgstrom in 1921 founded AB Urfabriken