Once Ludwig began putting the tone control knob over the badge, it generally appeared on marching drums and mounted toms. From what I have seen, floor toms still had the tone control several panels away from the badge. I would tend to think this particular drum is a marching drum or a mounted tom that has had leg mounts added.
I agree that it is a marching snare or tenor drum that was made into a floor tom. Guys do it all the time. I have a couple myself.
The tone control knob placed over the badge dates back to the keystone era on marching drums.
ive got a 10x14 trans badge marcher with round knob over badge..
mike
Heres the question to ask....How close are the badge numbers? If they are all close...that could very well be a special order floor tom. Ludwig did pretty much anything you asked at the time. The other thing that tells me it just may be special order is that the leg placement is correct. Ludwig has an off set layout. Notice the leg to the right of the badge is one panel away while the one to the left of the badge is two panels away.
