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GIBSON PRE WWII ACOUSTIC ARCHTOPS 1935 - 1941

Here is a table depicting Gibson production numbers for flattop guitars produced between 1935 and 1941.

Production Numbers

Model	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	Total
L-5 (small body)	70	6	23	-	-	-	-	99
L-5	30	19	251	197	152	52	51	752
L-5N	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	36
L-5P	-	-	-	-	40	11	14	65
L-5PN	-	-	-	-	-	40	13	53
Super 400	63	29	104	78	66	30	31	401
Super 400N	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	7
Super 400P	-	-	-	-	6	10	13	29
Super 400PN	-	-	-	-	-	13	5	18