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Stamped oval badge from the early 's Courtesy Tazzie.

Pioneer Model Snare Badge 's. WFL Lyre Badge F Ludwig President around vent hole.

RARE Ludwig 1968 COB SUPRAPHONIC Snare Drum Vintage

F Ludwig President 's. Aluminum badge from the 40's.

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Paper tag on a set of bongo drums. Same badge as below, but it was installed on a drum with an aluminum grommet.

WFL aluminum with sticky back drum badge. I would consider this the hardest to find badge since it was a peel and stick transition badge. It was probably used just at the beginning of the war until the one below was put in production.

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I can't confirm the color on this one, but it is from the same era as the two before it. It could just be a yellowed aluminum badge. The Ludwig Drum Company. These badges have been found on drums from the 's.

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There is no exact date of when they stopped and switched to the next badge - there are cross-over drums. These were on drum cases, and were never on drums. Pre-serial Number Keystone Badge Early - Mid 60's Keystone Badge. The serial number guides do not work on these badges.

Ludwig snare serial number dating

Not sure of the year, but I would guess close to the badge above it. This badge was on lower level vistalite shells and lower level drums. Supraphonics with this badge have shown up and they have been brass shells courtesy Classic Vintage Drums. Started in and carried into the late 70's Blue and Olive Badge. Blue and Olive Cut Badge with rounded corners. Did you know that there are at least seven different styles of Gretsch Round Badges used from the s through the s?

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Other Projects and Items for Sale. Sorry that I have to say this, but too many people have not been able to figure it out on their own. Please do not just email me a serial number and demand that I tell you how old it is. First of all, that is rude.

Second, as fully discussed in the dating guide, there is much more to it than that. Third, it takes time to answer each request. The dating guide was written to provide tools to assist the drum owner to figure it out for themselves.

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If you just want an answer in order to sell the drum on eBay or Craigslist, I suggest that you just provide pictures of the drums, paper labels, badges and other information in your listing and let your buyer determine how old it is. Let the drum speak for itself. Please do not then take this estimate and put in your eBay listing that you drum has been "evaluated by Gretsch expert Richard Gier" and he determined the exact moment your drum was made.