Wartime service-marked baseball bats represent a principal focus of collecting baseball militaria. The links below point to articles that focus on specific bat models, military markings, preservation and restorative measures taken to stabilize pieces that have suffered the ravages of time and elements.
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Chevrons and Diamond Articles:
- Bat and Ball Fund Bat: A Very Rare Babe Ruth Model Bat – April 26, 2022
- Vintage Lumber Academics: Pro Model Bats from Annapolis – February 1, 2022
- Healing Battle Scars: Double-Ott Rejuvenation – October 16, 2021
- Batting Around: Special Services U.S. Army Equipment Drives the Military Baseball Market – May 11, 2021
- “Game Used” Lumber: Wartime Service Adds Meaning for Collectors – October 31, 2020
- Tools of the Trade: Wartime Equipment used by (Former) Professional Ballplayers – July 9, 2020
- Charlie “King Kong” Keller Rattles the Woodshed ending a Yearlong Silence – May 8, 2020
- Bat Restoration: New Life for Ferris Fain’s Signature lumber – August 8, 2019
- Hard to Find Military Sticks: “Double-X” Joins Our World War II Baseball Lumber Pile – April 9, 2019
- Ted Williams: BATtered, Abused and Loved – February 7, 2019
- Close to Completion: Restoring a 1950s Ferris Fain Signature Model Bat – July 10, 2018
- Nothing to Write? I Think I’ll Just Restore a Vintage Bat, Instead – June 12, 2018
External References and Sources:
- Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger Bat Collecting Reference – KeyMan Collectibles
- Amyx Manufacturing Company Baseball Bats (made bats for the Army, 1943-45) – KeyMan Collectibles
- Baseball Bat Dating Guide – KeyMan Collectibles
- Team Index Bats – Dave Grob, Mears Online
- Authenticating Game-Used Baseball Bats – The Cardboard Connection
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