Civil War bat

[Shoeless Moe]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-1860s-C...item4ad0191b67


42 inches long!!!


Is this really Civil War era?

[ruth-gehrig]

Did they ever use bats so light, especially during this era?

[MGHPro]

It has a very odd shape.. not the typical taper that I would expect to see.

[murphusa]

not a baseball bat imo, more than likely a household item

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by murphusa

not a baseball bat imo, more than likely a household item

Leon's "Soul Pole"?

[John V]

The seller states the string and wire rings were common for this era. Has anyone ever heard of such?

[Bill Rayburn]

String, twine, cord, etc. was used on the handle area but I am not so sure about the barrel. It looks like there may be a crack an it was used to keep it together.

[jpop43]

I'm with Muprh...leanin' more towards some sort of tool or implement handle than a bat. Like MGHPro said...not really the right shape (or weight) for a bat from this period. If that twine/wire had been wrapped around the handle we might be having a slightly different discussion.

[jpop43]

Here's a link to our website and a Civil War era bat (roughly 1865-1875) that does have a wound/bound handle area. Overall, distincly different than the one in question here.

http://dugouttreasures.com/productDe...D=4&prodID=504

[bnorth]

Maybe an old churn stick? Could also be an old laundry stick, if not a bat my guess.