Mickey Mantle Bat

[BigJJ]

Similar to player corking in that lead is put into the bat barrel via drilling a cylindrical hole in the top of the barrel.
But I have never heard of a player wanting to artificially - increase - the weight of his bat by lead, or other means.
It has been rumored in the hobby that individuals have added nails, lead pellets, lead cylinders, etc. to bats to increase weight so that such bats might better correspond to player ordering records.
So if you have a bat of Babe Ruths and its length is what Ruth ordered, but its weight is 5-10 ounces lighter, and therefore a reviewer might call the bat a pro stock and not a more definitive Ruth gamer, someone might put more weight in the bat, to attempt to fool the evaluator.
so if a bat feels unusually top heavy, or looks like it has been drilled, or has an array of small touch ups, you may want to bring the bat to your dentist for x-ray prior to purchase
My dentist also zaps cavities via laser, no drilling, in under a minute, with no pain and no need for anesthetic. Its amazing.


Was typing as sicollector wrote - interesting, had never heard of a leaded warm up bat before.

[khkco4bls]

Why do these threads get so off track.

[MVSNYC]

If you want my opinion, go see John Taube (he's in Southern NJ). He would need to see it in person, look at it, hold it, check it for Mantle player characteristics, see if it exhibits use of a switch hitter, etc. also, there were very subtle changes year to year with labeling and the placement of "Powerized", so once in hand, John can confirm Mantle use (or not), and possibly pinpoint it to a particular year.

Very exciting! best of luck.

PS- you might consider having it lightly restored, but i'd consult with John on that.


Here's my M110. circa 1955-1958.

[BigJJ]

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by BigJJ

Mike, what makes your bat a M110?

Look at the knob photo JJ

[BigJJ]

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