Ric P.

The photo site you posted doesn't seem to be working.. or maybe I am doing something wrong.

If you get a picture up here one of these guys will nail it down for.. incredible knowledge.

oops, try here:

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/captainrichw/Drums/

I have no idea...but I am pretty sure it's not an American kit. Possibly German? English?

Are there any markings or dates or paper tags on the insides of the shells?

I don't recognize the T-handles on the bass drum...I don't recognize the snare drum...even the brushes look "foreign" to me.

Do you have a picture that shows the snare drums' throwoff mechanism?

It's a cool, OLD kit.Chewie:

thats all the pics i got. from talking to other people some think it mught be a GIgster snare. another feeling is that the 'table' bit is hand made.

it did look quite nice but i couldn't find any badges or see inside the drums either (and i really did look hoping i'd find evidence of Leedy, Old old Ludwig etc Burger Kin ).

I'm fairly certain that it's not American. The T-rods are unknown to me and the tilter mechanism (painted red) is different. The "traps" tray could be handmade. Try posting this in the "Non-USA" section, too. Mike Ellis might recognize it.

I have never seen a snare stand like that one.

I have never seen bass drum clws/t-handles like those.

There is no butt-plate assembly for the snare mechanism. It appears that the snare cord is looped through a hole in the top rim. I have never seen that on even the earliest American drums.

A *hint* for me is the color. I think it might be Swedish. The temple blocks have been re-painted blue and white...and that is the theme with the bass drum, too. Blue and white are Sweden's flag's colors.