That's a supraphonic that someone stripped the chrome off of, not an acrolite.

That early? Are you sure? I have seen some strange looking Acrolites from that period. Is the interior chromed? I would think it would be really hard to strip the chrome. I know a quick blasting would do it. I mean, I am not trying to refute your expertise, L-D. I defer to it. But that said, I have seen some 10 lug Acros. And it would not be uncommon, as we well know, for Ludwig to do something like this.

Would you please take a pic of the badge and groument and the inside. the pic is not very clear, but it looks factory, they did make keystone 10 lug Imperial acrolite's!! I have seen several of them!

Yes they did make them, but they usually show up as blue/olive badge era drums. Also a 63-64 acrolite would be the "prototype", as some refer to it, type of split welded shell, which also has a grain pattern to it. This one appears to have some minor pitting on the shell, something that most acrolites don't do even though the shell is the same material as a supraphonic, and it has a smooth finish as opposed to a grained one. I bet this drum was bead-blasted to remove the flaking chrome at one point and was clear lacquered afterwards. It is fairly common for someone to do this. I've seen quite a few on ebay lately, as well as (gulp!) powder-coated supras!

Thanks L-D. I did miss the grained shell...DOH

Thank you for informations,I don't own snare,and don't have pictures from inside this two are all a have

there is one snare like thin on german ebay at the moment, (acrolite shell 14*5, 10 Imperials, B/O Badge though). are those more valuable than "normal" acros because they are so rare? might give it a shot...

I'm going to agree with Ludwig-dude until we have better pics I can't tell, It could easily and very likely be a supra that has been stripped of it's chrome plating!

I thought all Acros, even the 10 luggers, had bowties.