I have a King Bari I recently picked up from the estate of a deceased friend and it is from 1942ish I think.

There were a lot of changes going on with the King Bari, so be prewarned.

Here are a few things:

Does it have a removable neck? The Voltrue I did not.

If it has a removeable neck, is it a double socket neck?

If you look at the examples here in the museum, you will find no Voltrue II Baritone examples, but you can get a feel of what to look for.

Is it keyed to high F or just E flat.

Does it have a front F key.

In other words, it may be worth 1000, but the vintage King Baris were somewhat primitive till the Zephyr II model.

 My model is serial numbered as a Zephyr I, but it has engraving that simply says

Made by King.So, it is not engraved a s a zephyr, but it is a Zephyr.

Mine has a double socket neck. It does not have a front F.

The bell keys are on opposite sides. It has a 3 hole neckstrap hook, so you can decide which works best for the player.

Good Luck

Good Luck

if it plays and does what you want it to do its a good horn.