My mystery Blueridge ???

I've already mentioned it in other threads some time ago...

Obtained off a UK ebay shop within a year or 2 of my 2004 posts in this thread.

It's a round necked Resonator, plywood body with the 2 mini circular metal grill soundholes.

At the time I was considering purchase I was suspicious because I could find no trace on google
of any Resonators having ever existed in the the official Blueridge
product line & website;
and the headstock logo looked a bit 'different' ?

But I was prepared to take a risk on ebay auction and won it brand new at £100.

Fair enough, it was still much cheaper than any known budget brand reso at that time.

It turned out to be a pretty decent well made guitar with no resonator issues - absolutely no rattles or buzzes.
Just the usual intonation problems further up the neck
if playing without a botleneck.

So without any evidence to be found that Blueridge had ever made any Resonators.
My educated guess was that it may have originated out of one of the Saga contracted factories
and possibly have started out as a 'B stock' "Regal" or related brand.
I surmised that because It was nearly identical to photos of lower priced Regal Resos
[approx £350 retail - if I remember correct ?]

Why it ended up with a Blueridge headstock decal is a complete mystery.

Possible nefarious importer's attempt to pass off an average quality guitar
as a more desirable Blueridge ?

A genuine Blueridge pre-production test product factory sample that never made it to market ?

A forgotten missing link from the earliest Blueridge production days
while the brandname was being set up,
and before it became established and positioned as a premium quality instrument maker ?

Who will ever know ?

Chinese factory & western contractor business politics from the last 20 years or so
are a probably vague and murky enough to defeat even the best guitar researchers and historians.

All I know is I got a decent quality Reso for a mere 100 quid
adorned with a slightly dubious looking Blueridge Logo !!!???