Anyone know about this snare? I can't find much about them except they were replaced with hammered brass and now made in China.

I picked it up for a great price on Friday and put new heads on with Grover wires. The puresound didn't last long though it sounds great I prefer the drier articulation.

I was looking into metal snares and this is my first (and second snare ever). To my surprise the difference from my wood snare is not Huge. Volume is similar, there's a bit more pop and ring obviously but I'm wondering how much is due to the different heads/tuning? I have a UV1 on the wood snare, G1 on this, same snare side on each.

Anyway please share any info you may have! I'd love to source the missing throw knob and grip. Though they work fine without them it would be cool to restore it!