Help me ID an instrument (possible mando content)

[Darren Kern]

Can someone help me identify this instrument? All I have is this grainy cell phone pic. It is played by one of my favorite bands, The Devil Makes Three. We saw them at The Cat's Cradle last night, and they were amazing- and I've got to have one of these things. I couldn't ID the chord patterns he was playing, but he was definitely strumming it versus fingerpicking. I was wondering if it was a banjolin, but the ones I've seen had 8 strings. The fingerboard extension is interesting. I thought their website may say something, but it only mentions the 5 stringers he plays.

[toddjoles]

Looks like a tenor banjo to me.

[Darren Kern]

Thanks, I am not that familiar with banjos and thought tenors usually had a longer scale.

Looks like a tenor banjo to me.

[Jim Garber]

Looks like an early Gibson (1920s) with the "moccasin" peghead. Here is a clear picture of one from a reputable dealer (sold already). They are called trapdoor models because of the hinged resonator plate on the back.