R U sure U have a "42. I have the original receipt from Huprich's music store which my father bought the guitar from. Dad was in a country music group here in Dover. Oh. He was a life long friend of the Huprich family. The store is still open and has been Roselyn's music for decades. The owner just passed but her husband Ralph (now 91 and a personal friend) and his sister-in-law still run it now. Gibson was inconsistent in those days and there is some research from old records in Kalamazoo that indicate the banner was not put on early '42s . All the features of a '42 R on this guitar . The logo, rosewood, Madagascar mahogany back (and sides), bracing, fret board, etc, etc. My father was meticulous about his things and I think some time before I was born, he had the tuners replaced but he kept the old ones in a box in the cedar chest. Lots of people think the banner and fon# R the ultimate truth in ID but they R wrong.