Sir, I would not pay $60.00 for that one.

It is all very flimsy IMHO.

I know, I started out on a snare like this.

It will break and i would not want to depend on it for a gig.

You can get an Acrolite for $100-$140 and it will last forever.

BUT....if you are an MIJ collector, It might be great.

My 2 cents.

What are those metal bits that are tied on??

They were attached to it with zip ties to prevent theft at this pawn shop. Not part of the drum.

Ah, I was going to say it was a very strange thing to do to a snare, but that makes sense.

I fully agree with GGD

I have one in my collection that is a Star brand and identical to this drum. I paid $30 for it. Definitely not a gigging drum as they do not really hold tension and with the vertical ply tend to go out of round. The hardware will crack if put under a lot of tension, I have had to replace several on snares of the MIJ drums. One of the good things about the drum is the wrap, Blue Onyx. I believe it was a knock off to the Slingerland Agate and the Rogers Onyx wraps. I picked mine up only due to the wrap color for my MIJ collection.

Yep, this is a Star brand MIJ Slingerland stencil snare. I'm nearly done restoring one in blue sparkle, very similar to the one pictured in the OP. This one appears to be a six-lug snare, whereas mine has eight lugs, no reinforcement inside the shell where the strainer is mounted, and has (or had, it was removed) a baseball bat muffler instead of the twisty knob. It looks really nice after the restoration, but it's easily the worst sounding snare I own. It was part of a matching 4-piece MIJ set that I bought for $125.

I paid $60 (including shipping) for another very similar MIJ six-lug snare, which is more than it was worth, but I needed the strainer for the blue sparkle one (same strainer in your photos). It was the cheapest I could find at the time on ebay.

Speaking of the strainer, something looks odd about the one pictured. Looks like the knob is too far out, and/or the hole for it may be damaged? Hard to tell.