Joe DiMaggio Kren's Special Bat
 

I picked this up today. It's a DIMAGGIO STYLE bat...is this a retail store bat or could it have been used by Joe D? The bat has markings consistent with use (Ball and Cleat marks). It also has 34 stamped on the knob with a black circle and "K" marking. I know players used Kren Specials even though some of them had contracts with H&B...what is your opinion?

It is model KSN, however, does not have Hand Turned stamping.

Either way, great condition for a bat from the era.

Look forward to hearing feedback.

Thanks!

Hank, great bat. My opinion is that it’s a store/retail model from the 1940s. Here’s a pic from a 1940 Kren catalog.

Better pic.