H&B 40K bats

[Bigcatbaseball]

I thought that 40K bats were retail bats but lately there has been some talk about those bats possibly used in games. Some of those bats are going for game used prices, which seems crazy to me. Any thoughts that might shed some light on this issue either way?

[MSpecht]

Here is the opening of a blog on the GUU Expert's Corner that addresses the issue. The full blog can be seen here: http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/blog/post.php?topic=186 (http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/blog/post.php?topic=186)



"By this time, it has been established that certain models of bats, once originally thought to be "non-professional" model bats, have been used in both the Major Leagues and Minor Leagues by professional players. The H & B bats that usually come under scrutiny in that respect are Model 250 bats and Model 40k / Kork Grip bats. I don't think that the question any more is "were they ever used professionally?" The question now is, "How extensive was the professional use of these models?" Lets take a look.The best evidence available is, as has been stated before, incomplete for the period from 1920 to 1929. Pre-1920 records are very scarce and damaged. Post-1930 records are much more complete..."

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