Vintage Handmade Sweetwater Mullen Mouthpiece Freeman Style Rebar Shank

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Vintage Handmade Sweetwater Mullen Mouthpiece Freeman Style Rebar Shank
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This is a very nice, balanced EJ Freeman style shank sweet iron bit with shanks made from rebar.  The bit has a 5 inch long x 3/8 diameter sweetwater mullen mouthpiece.  The rebar shanks measure 8 inches long with a 3.25 purchase for a 2.46 to 1 leverage ratio.  The bit is in clean pre-owned condition with no bends or breaks, and has some light surface rusting as is typical of sweet iron bits.
This is a very light bit and weighs
a
lightweight 10 ounces
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The distinctive design of the all in one bridle and curb ring was made famous by Texas bit maker EH Freeman in the 1970's.  Ellsworth Jay Freeman was born in California in 1918, where he owned and operated Freeman's training center from 1964 to 1971.  He moved to Moran, Texas in 1975 and founded Freeman Manufacturing where he made bits until he passed away in 1981.  He was a lifetime member of both the American Quarter Horse Association and the National Cutting Horse Association.
5 inch by 3/8 diameter mouth
8 inch cheeks with 3.25 inch long purchase
Sweet Iron Mullen mouthpiece
Fixed Rebar Shanks
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