Is this KH-3 Authentic?

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    JEFFJWNZ

    I recently purchased this KH-3 and I believe it to be authentic, but there is no serial on the back of the headstock.  Can anyone give me more information on this?  Were there some production KH-3's that did not have the serial on the back of the headstock?

     

     

    https://www.espguitars.com/photo_albums/1983650/photos

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    ESP 348
    ESP 348 wrote

    Guitar is 100% legit! Congrats.

    Can't explain the missing serial number unfortunately.

    Maybe they just forgot on the day to do it.

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      Jeff K.
      Jeff K. wrote

      If you'd like, send an email to our techs with detailed photos and they may be able to help you. We can't guarantee authenticity of guitars that aren't new or purchased from an authorized ESP dealer, but you can reach them at customerservice@espguitars.com. Thanks.

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        JEFFJWNZ
        JEFFJWNZ wrote

        Thanks!  I went ahead and sent them an email.

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          Collision
          Collision wrote
          JEFFJWNZ wrote:

          I recently purchased this KH-3 and I believe it to be authentic, but there is no serial on the back of the headstock.  Can anyone give me more information on this?  Were there some production KH-3's that did not have the serial on the back of the headstock?

           

           

          https://www.espguitars.com/photo_albums/1983650/photos

          The serial is on the neckplate. 

          ( picture nr 2 )

           

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            JEFFJWNZ
            JEFFJWNZ wrote

            Yes, but most of them have a different serial on the headstock starting with a K

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              Collision
              Collision wrote

              Of course, but unfortunetly that is not the case with yours. 

               

              Here you can find some info :

               

              http://www.guitarscollector.com/1994---2010---esp-kh-3.html

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                Andi B.
                Andi B. wrote

                Hi all together.... out of interest, did you get a response from ESP regarding your missing serial on the headstock ?.... I have exactly the same guitar just a few digits away from your serial and have also no serial on the back of the headstock....   Regards Andi

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                  JEFFJWNZ
                  JEFFJWNZ wrote

                  Yes, they said it was 100% authentic with the original hard shell case.  Serial numbers were in three different spots.  I have the guitar listed here and there is a snip-it of the email in the last photo.  

                   

                  https://reverb.com/item/14006480-esp-kh3-1997-black

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