USA Made Sliester Sanger Classic Shank and 50 similar items

USA Made Sliester Sanger Classic Shank Mullen Sweetwater Port Bit # 22-10 Sweet Iron Click image to enlarge Description This is a great vintage Sliester Surgical Steel bit featuring a 1-1/2 inch tall sweet iron Sweetwater mouthpiece #10. This bit bears the Sliester-Bit name on the slobber bar and is marked Sliester Bit Sanger, Calif, U.S.A. on the inside left cheek and Surgical Stainless Steel on the inside right cheek as shown in the close up photos. This bit is in very well maintained pre owned condition with very light surface wear from use. Each Sliester Bit is custom made, never mass produced, offering a fine feeling of balance and they are very difficult to find in retail stores. Sliester Bits feature the ?SQUARE PIN.? This keeps the cheek pieces from turning and pinching the horse?s mouth, yet allows all the action required in a loose jawed bit. This bit is from Sliester's "Original Series" and this line is what started the company and has proven over the past five decades to be of great design and craftsmanship. All these bits feature the square pin loose jaw, which eliminates the cheeks from turning, yet allowing the action required in a loose jawed bit. This line is the heaviest bit Sliester offers, weighing in at 19.79 ounces which aids in steadying a horse?s head. The 8-1/2 inch long cheek is Style #22 and features a 2-1/2 inch purchase. SLIESTER has been making bits since 1954 and this one is FULLY MARKED: this bit is marked Sliester-Bit on the front of the stainless steel slobber bar. The Sliester brothers, Don and Vic started the company in Sanger, CA in 1954. In 1980, Earl Dunn purchased the company and moved the business to Auberry, California, which is about 20 miles from Sanger. Since this bit is marked Sanger, it dates to pre 1980 and is in remarkably good, lightly used, condition. Sliester bits are never mass produced and always a good heavy duty bit that will last you a lifetime lasts and lasts. I will leave feedback after receiving feedback from buyers as confirmation item has been received. Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter