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Mr Walt As a Brit, I must say that I'm not a big fan of American sxs's, but after that lovely pitch, I may just try out an Ithaker :)Gun But what is a snubbing stake?..same as a shake club? Sounds like fun in a grand Gun...only in fun Sir  Best to you Franc
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Mr. Franc, you have to look at the whole picture in the developement of the American side by side. Our industry developed with the purpose in mind that differed greatly from the developement of the European gun. Our side by sides weren't developed to hunt one species they were developed to hunt all species from birds to small game to big game. That's my take on it anyway,and as always, just hoping that I'm right!!!
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Mr Walt
But what is a snubbing stake?..same as a shake club?
Best to you
Franc Out here where there are ranches a snubbing stake or snubbing post is a heavy duty post that is driven in the ground to tie up a horse. Our American doubles are so tough they serve multi-purposes even for tieing up horses and clubbing snakes.
Practice safe eating. Always use a condiment.
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Thank you J.R.B., Well put. We used a snubbing stake to pull in a bronc or a calf that we needed to get at hand. Some here may use one to dock a boat. A snubbing post (stake) takes the roughness out of an ornery something on the end of a rope. I think one has be a Yank to understand it all.
American Doubles Rule whether on a Wells Fargo stage coach (Ithaca sold many to that market) or in a dove or skeet field!
Last edited by Walter C. Snyder; 06/01/11 08:13 AM.
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I am unqualified to offer an honest opinion as I haven't had the pleasure of handling most of the finer guns America produced. To be sure, we made plenty of clunkers. Regardless, the finer guns produced by Lefever, Parker, Smith, and Ithaca were all of them "best" in their own way. I would give a kidney to own a best gun from the pinnacle of any of those manufacturers.
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It's hard to beat a Pre-1913 "Graded" Smith. The attention to detail, the engraving and the beautiful sidelocks put it at the top!
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I would give a kidney to own a best gun from the pinnacle of any of those manufacturers. Give up a nut instead of a kidney. At some point you will have much more need of the kidney than you will of the nut! 
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As a physician I feel qualified to render expert opinion on this kidney vs nut matter. And this time I think Don might be right. Give up a nut instead of a kidney! However, you might want to consider saving it for an English bar action sidelock such as a Purdey or Boss.
Last edited by buzz; 06/01/11 11:15 AM. Reason: clarification
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Thanks, that gave me a pretty good laugh. I'm pretty sure I could sell a kidney, but the nut wouldn't get me a Steven's 311. No doubt I would miss the kidney more. I'm thinking I could get a Monogram grade Elsie for the kidney.
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