Hello,
I know what years my snare may be, but not the exact year. It is a 16x12 snare (no snares) 10 LUG. Reinforcement hoops (top & bottom) on the inside of the shell. Painted white inside, perhaps with an oil based paint. Hard & glossy it looks like (white, but has faded to an off white, ecru, or eggshell)
The main stringer mechanism is missing... where it mounted to the shell, the hole pattern is an upside-down triangle. (maybe 1 1/2 inch spread on the hole pattern)
Leedy Ludwig elkhart badge.
Also, on the inside there is a stamped #..... four digits maybe. The 1st one has been smeared, looks like maybe a 0 or a 5? the other three #'s read 406.
So '_406' best I can tell. Maybe a 1954????? Lemme know and thanks a ton.
Cheers, Looker