Appraising an antique fly-fishing rod?

[sydnie7]

While preparing my mother's house for sale (she has moved in with us in SD and is in fine health, thank you) I was having a friend assist in clearing the various firearrms on hand. One container turned out to hold my great-grandfather's split bamboo fly rod, circa 1930. My friend's jaw dropped and he assured me that a collector would trade a healthy sum of money for this item.

[edit to correct presumed date and add photos]

OK, here is some add'l info and photos. It is a post-war Granger Aristocrat (Wright & McGill era). First photo shows its two pieces and handle next to a tape measure set at 36 inches. I've done some Googling and know a pinch more now than I did before, but just a pinch. First pass, this seems to be perhaps not the Big Tuna but definitely more than a decorative wall hangar :o) Presumably original tube inside presumably original "sock." I don't know what makes the joints "good," but they fit more tightly than I wanted to deal with so didn't assemble the whole thing. Sorry for lack of extreme close-ups but they came out mostly blurred. And I don't know why all the cropping I did in PhotoBucket didn't work! Excuse the messy backgrounds. . .