Barry Larkin fungo bat?
 

I have a game used Barry Larkin bat that came to me through a minor leaguer who was a teammate of Barry Larkin's brother. The barrel has been sanded and groved along the wood grain. Obviously not legal, I was wondering if this may have been used as a fungo bat. Or to put it another way, is this the type of bat that could be used as a fungo bat? Thanks.

sounds perhaps that it could have been used as a BP bat by Barry's brother..Photo by chance?