Well looks like my search for a Camco COB snare is over (or maybe this is just the start of a new expensive journey). Just picked up this Oaklawn tuxedo lug baby on Ebay (my first Ebay purchase).
Came in at just over 200 USD - am do used to extortionate European/Australian prices I can't tell if this is a good deal but it sure feels like it. Anyone wishing to slap me on the back, feel free (telling me I drastically overpaid is less satisfying, of course - but I did get offered something similar in Sweden for five (5) times the price.
DR