This Gibson L-C was made in the USA in 1933. It shows normal play wear, but overall this is in very nice shape for a pre-war instrument. The finish and parts are original aside from the truss rod cover. This guitar has...

GIBSON TB-3 Mastertone, 1933, converted to a 5-String by Frank Neat who made the neck, 40 hole archtop, exc, hsc....$5900

GIBSON A-50 Mandolin, 1933, Reddish sunburst, 1st year for the A-50 and the only year that they had an oval soundhole, very rare, 1 small repaired crack in the upper bout, all seams are tight, finish nice, plays...

This appears to be the earliest documented L-C: the Factory Order Number is fuzzy but looks more like 336 than anything else; worst case it's later '33 or '34. Overall excellent condition other than some obvious minor...