Looking at the shell from the angle it's taken you can't really see any plys like you would if the picture was taken directly from above the shell. A snare that old and in that good of shape is worth some money. The pencil writing say RKC and another letter. I would have to say that points to Radio King. I have a 1951 Radio King that I got with a bass drum and tom for $40.00 about two months ago with green sparkle. The finish was faded to yellow on all the drums, so I took off the wrap and am in the process of restoring. I don't know what the offer is for the snare, but if it's under $300.00, I would go for it.

Snagged it for $ 375 .

I'm new to this vintage stuff, but I would say a good deal, fair market value. Badge puts it at 48-50, all original stuff I hope, from what I see it is. You didn't mention the size from what I read. The one I have is a 5 x 14, everything is original. Missing a few small mounting screws (two), Stick chopper hoops are a little dinged and a few dents, ohter than that for the $40.00 bucks I paid, I think it was worth it

The drum arrived yesterday . A couple of things the seller neglected to mention . The top hoop , while in round where it sits on the head , has a two inch section at the top of the hoop that is slightly out of round ( banged somewhere along the line ? ) . Also , there is a tiny spot near the bearing edge at the top of the drum shell where a ding was filled in . There is also some clear bond where the butt screws into the shell on the right side . Don't know why . There is some lacquer missing there but otherwise I don't see a problem . I'm going to give the drum a more thorough examination this weekend .

Set up with Ambassador heads and original wires the drums sounds very , very choked right now , and snare sensitivity is so-so . I've got a ton of snare drums , so once I get this one sounding decent I'll probably flip it for what I paid for it .

Seller is going to refund my $ inc. shipping . Yes Sir