That’s right for early 70’s

I disagree. I don't know what that is. I've never seen a shell like that before...Keller, maybe? The bass drum spurs are relatively modern and don't look like they are replaced. The grommet doesn't even look like it was completely installed. VERY suspicious! When it comes to 18" Ludwig bass drums (especially 18 X 12s -yours looks to be 18 X 14 unless my eyes deceive me...and that would have been incorrect for a B/O pointy badge era drum), all kinds of red lights and civil defense sirens go off almost every time.

I don't know what you have there. I would be interested to see more pictures, though.

Definitely not a Ludwig shell. Ludwig has never done plied re-rings. I would say it's a Keller shell since that is the most widely available aftermarket shell. At least it was a few years ago.

You can also see that the grommet is for a thicker shell and hasn't been crimped over on the inside.

It's got a pointy badge so those spurs are not correct either.

My bad sorry

+1 with thin shell (plied re-rings is just wrong). May just be the picture, or my eyes, but the WMP wrap looks suspect too.

Thanks all. Does the shell look maple or birch? Are the spurs Lugwig? Albeit of a different era.

It's hard to tell on the wood species in your pictures. Some new pictures taken more parallel to the interior of the shell would help.

The spurs look like Ludwig spurs that they have been using for the past 10 to 15 years.

Well, the wrap doesn't appear to be Ludwig. Shell interior doesn't look correct either.

Thanks all. That's very helpful. trying to return the drum to seller now.