Pzf22 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) I’m not smart on Gibson’s but I have a feeling this will be easy for yall. What is it? What year? What kind of condition is this in? Thanks! Based on headstock it’s from the 30s but that doesn’t match 13416 printed in the sound hole... Edited November 24, 2019 by Pzf22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Hard to be sure, but I wonder if your FON is actually 1341G-36. This would suggest a date of 1941. The red pencil sequence number is indicative of a WWII-era instrument, so it could be slightly later (1943-45). The black finish is also consistent with some models of what are called "Wartime Specials". More info on serial numbers and FON's can be found here: http://www.guitarhq.com/gibson.html#serial and more info on "Specials" here: https://books.google.com/books?id=sgeZ_cISRpAC&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=gibson+%22wartime+special%22&source=bl&ots=nBtR05Tz61&sig=ACfU3U3wgxKjdVlfyqHWTuhbYkyZzDa7EQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiayuHqt9nlAhVUnp4KHXamAYkQ6AEwEHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=gibson%20%22wartime%20special%22&f=false Also, here's a recent topic regarding a similar guitar: https://forum.gibson.com/topic/155031-need-help-identifying-ww2-gibson-from-my-grandpa/?tab=comments#comment-2019164 The condition looks pretty great to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzf22 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Thank you! Huge help. Seems like a 41 Wartime Special to me as well after reading all that material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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