Here's some more pics of one of the coolest guitars in music history IMO...
Note that Gary is using the rear strap button in the pic below...
And here's the Gibson reissue of her (notice they did NOT include the rear strap button)...
And here is one of the production models (note the incorrect burn mark location - too close to the knobs instead of more centered under the stop bar - the prototype above is a lot closer to the original Bernice)...
Well all know that "Bernice" is named after Gary's mama... but who was "on his way to buy" this guitar
(per a quote from Gary) when Rossington bought it? Rumor is that Charlie Daniels knew about the guitar
and would have probably bought it but Gary and the boys got to her first.