I have one of the Rocky Mountain versions of the 7?9? Far and Fine. It has an un-sanded gray blank with the two sections of different lengths and a black-anodized, aluminum, up-locking, reel seat. Also, I was told by Dan Gracia (an Orvis fly fishing specialist) that the blanks on both the Rocky Mountain and Silver Label series were exactly the same as the premium versions with the exception of the UV resistant coating in some cases.