Wonderful Piper Bat, Matt... congrats! The egg-shaped knob on yours is just magnificent.
I had one a few years ago that was very similar, but with sort of a "half mushroom" or semi-mushroom knob. I really like Piper Bats... all the examples I've seen have the ultra-dark wood with very tight grain. They are indeed tough to find... must have had a very small market share back in the day.
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