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Old 03-17-2009, 08:47 PM   #2
Mike P
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SW is Batson/Rainshadow. The -M after the 1208 means matte finish (they also made a gloss finish). Probably an older one and American made. An All Star would be labeled GSW.

I'm pretty sure that the first Rainshadows were labeled like that--SW 1208-M, with no manufacturer ID or country of manufacture.

The SW 1208 from Rainshadow isn't all that similar to All Stars--they're more like the old Sabre and Pac Bay 1208.

Rainshadow's SU series are supposedly the ones modeled on the All Stars.

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