This 1971 “Cut Badge” is quite a rare Supraphonic 400 snare drum. In the 1970s, very few of these drums were made with brass shells. The Cut Badge snare has two distinct features. One is the B or BR stamped near the muffler. The other is the modified blue and olive badge. “A popular theory is that these were older shells which were drilled to accommodate brass keystone badges, so the blue and olive badges had to be modified to fit.” Rob Cook, The Ludwig Book
I found this drum on eBay and won it in an uncontested auction for $850 US. It was definitely worth the price as I know how rare these drums are.
The snare is 5 x 14 and came with steel hoops. This brass snare is also available with a 6 ½ x 14 shell. It weighs in at just over 9 lbs. It is in very good shape and sounds as good as it looks.
Danny Bilan
Our Man in Canada