CIRCA "1885" BASEBALL TROPHY BAT- PSA- AUTHENTIC

Description: OFFERED HERE IS A ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE "BASEBALL TROPHY BAT" . THIS IS A STUNNING AND SUPER RARE "CIRCA 1885 TROPHY BAT". THIS BAT IS CERTIFIED BY "PSA" AS AN AUTHENTIC - CIRCA 1885. THE BAT IS A KIND OF ORANGEST COLOR "PAINTED BAT" THAT RETAINS MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL PAINT FINISH. VERY RARE FOR A PAINTED BAT. THIS IS CERTAINLY AN ANTIQUE AND GENUINE BAT OVER APPROXIMATELY 140 YEARS OLD. ON THE BARREL SOMEONE HAS HAND CARVED AN AMERICAN STYLE EAGLE EMBLEM IN THE WOOD ITSELF THAT IS PAINTED GOLD. THE BAT MEASURES 34.5 INCHES LONG AND W23.6 OZ. MORE THAN LIKE MADE OF "WILLOW" WHICH MANY OF THIS PERIOD BATS WERE BASED ON THE WEIGHT. YOU CANNOT TELL THE TYPE OF WOOD BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY PAINTED. THERE IS NO MANUFACTURERS MARK WHICH IS TYPICAL OF VERY EARLY BATS.PSA STATES IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN UNFINSHED "TROPHY PRESENTATION BAT" BECAUSE THERE IS NO NAME AND DATE ON IT. SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE AND THEY ARE THE EXPERTS NOT ME. THE BAT HAS AN EARLY PERIOD FLAT END (BARREL END) THAT WAS WIDELY USED IN EARLY BASEBALL. THE KNOB END IS A FLUTED KNOB OR EARLY PERIOD MADE END. AS MENTIONED, THE PAINT IS GORGEOUS AND STUNNING AND UNUSUALLY MUCH OF IT STILL REMAINS AS YOU CAN SEE. I TRY NOT TO PUT PERCENTAGES BECAUSE THEY ARE OFTEN DEBATED. "PLEASE LOOK AT CONDITION FROM PICTURES AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING BECAUSE THERE IS NO RETURN ON THIS BAT AND BEING SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION BUT ALSO IT IS BEING GUARANTEED FROM ME AND PSA THAT THE BAT IS ORIGINAL AND FROM THE APPROXIMATE TIME PERIOD MENTIONED". THE BAT HAS LATHE MARKS ON THE KNOB END INDICATING IT WAS HAND MADE OF COURSE AND YOU CAN EASILY SEE THE PAINTED COAT FROM EITHER END. THE BAT IS NOT CRACKED OR DAMAGED THAT I CAN SEE BUT AGAIN PLEASE JUDGE CONDITION FOR YOURSELF. THE KNOB LOOKS VERY GOOD AS DOES THE BARREL END. KEEPING IN MIND THIS IS A USED 140 YEAR OLD BAT SO NOT PERFECT AND DOES SHOW USE AND IMPERFECTIONS THROUGHOUT. GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR SEND PICTURES. THE PSA AUTHENTICATION LETTER COMES WITH THE BAT AND THE BAT HAS THE ORIGINAL PSA AUTHENTICATION MATCHING STICKER AS WELL. ANTIQUE FOLK ART STYLE BASEBALL TROPHY PRESENTATION BATS ARE VERY HARD TO COME BY AND THIS ONE IS A BEAUTY. No returns unless I made a mistake in description please. I try very hard to be exact and accurate in describing each item. I have been on Ebay since 1998 and have a 100% feedback.

Price: 399.88 USD

Location: Woodbridge, Virginia

End Time: 2025-01-25T22:20:03.000Z

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