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DDIn the last Vintage Authentics auction (the one with the Tip Top card lot; sorry Dan) they had a Honus Wagner "game used" decal bat. The description from the catalog indicates it graded SCDA 8, and was certified by Bushing and Knoll. They state that it is from the 1905 era, and predates signature model Louisville Sluggers. Also, "It is a well known fact that players used decal bats as there are photos of Ty Cobb using them and there are decal game used bats in the Hall of Fame as well as Louisville Slugger".
Their web site does not list results to I do not know what it sold for. It is interesting to note that they also reference the still unforeseen Cobb photos. Can anyone confirm the other info about the decal bats in the Hall, or the Louisville Slugger museum?