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Posted By: Mark

I collect early style bats from the 1850s - 1910s. Like many others, I prefer rare/unique styles with unusual markings and/or characteristics.



I also collect modern game-used Bats, and have the entire Big Red Machine (Mid-'70s Reds) "Starting 8", which I believe to be the most potent offensive line-up of all-time. Also have some "random" favorite players over the years like George Brett, Tony Gwynn and Vlad Guerrero. So, like most others, my collecting taste is hardly limited to one genre either.



Below is a nifty 31" Town Ball Bat I picked up recently. This one eminates from baseball's infancy, and has a really unique grooved knob...