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Originally Posted by MGHPro
The bat is 34"... not a size foxx used. Bat is standard tempered ash, knob is not hand turned as it has the patent date. Many are sold as pro model, but it doesn't mean it was ever near foxx. Its a nice bat. A better condition one sold on ebay for 1,500 last night and it was closer to Foxx's specs.
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You are right that Foxx almost always ordered 35"+ bats, and while this reduces the likelihood that it's a Foxx GU bat, it does not absolutely eliminate it, does it? He did order a couple of bats from H&B at the 34" length during his long career, so it would seem unlikely but possible that he ordered one from Hanna, no? But here is something else that I'd like to learn about
: does the stamping on the knob absolutely preclude it from being a pro model bat? Dave Bushing's comments suggest that some pro models Batrite bats might have that stamping on the knob--maybe he was wrong 10 years ago. What do you make of the rasp marks that seem to run across the stamping on the knob? If they are beneath the stamping, would that not suggest that the bat is hand turned and therefore not a store model bat? Or did Hanna hand turn some retail bats?