Honus Wagner Decal Bat

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Just got it today....looks great and was surprised to find that the length is 33"...looked a lot shorter in the pics. Sorry about the pics I can't take photos of bats worth a crap. Am I right that this bat is from the 1911-16 labeling period?<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/honusbat004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/honusbat003.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/honusbat010.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

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Posted By: <b>Al Simeone</b><p>Hi Dan,<br />Looks like a very nice piece! With all the talk about the bats in the Mastro Auction with restoration work, this one looks like its never been touched. And as you know I would leave it that way! Nice pick up.

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Thanks Al. I was amazed at not only the length of the bat, but also the condition is great with no cracks, chips or grain swelling.

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Posted By: <b>Mark Steinberg</b><p>That's a beauty, Dan! I love that thick handle and stocky solid look. What a nice added plus, that it's full-sized. Beautiful wood grain too... must have been well protected through the years.<br /><br />Al is right... do not even think about restoring that decal. It is in better shape than 90% of existing examples, and is all-original! This one was simply a great score... congrats!

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Posted By: <b>John Harrell</b><p>Dan,<br /><br />Your bat is indeed from the 1911-16 period and is a fine specimen. I have a Wagner from the 1918-21 period but the decal is nowhere nearly as nice as yours, although the bat itself is nice. Congrats!!<br /><br />John

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Posted By: <b>clint</b><p>Dan that is a nice bat. The wood looks perfect and the decal is fantastic. I love those old bats.<br /><br />Clint

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Thanks guys...I was first planning to flip this bat and even used that as an excuse with the wife in order to buy it, but even she agreed when I cracked open the package last night that it was too nice to part with.

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Posted By: <b>Mike H</b><p>The Wagner has one of my favorite decals. Congrats Dan. Only the Jaokson could displace the Wagner on my list.