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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 09:03:18 AM

Title: Guess the Bat
Post by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 09:03:18 AM

Hi All,

Since alot of you will be off this weekend I thought it was a good time to post something to keep you guessing. I have below a used bat, weighing bang on 2'8 without stickers, small edges, 11 straight grains with nearly half heartwood, but no concaving on the spine. Can you tell me - the brand, model, value (new). Lets see how good we all think we are:-

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Vc3l957BIXY/T5us4cX5B1I/AAAAAAAAFEg/_f-dSWtk2hU/s815/DSC_0895.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eg6TOpTVwfs/T5us7G9RjBI/AAAAAAAAFEs/L4ICyEJvGPw/s1087/DSC_0896.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V9NWSUHY94w/T5us-t8kG_I/AAAAAAAAFE0/A9YAD5JT9r4/s1087/DSC_0897.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-peuRvV6TX00/T5utD9PGRMI/AAAAAAAAFE8/QOl5CCzJymo/s815/DSC_0898.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VkbHzZL5vQg/T5utJFcQfPI/AAAAAAAAFFE/6UTCUYFfB7g/s1087/DSC_0899.JPG)

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Joe on April 28, 2012, 09:06:36 AM

It's a Newbery Mjolnir Players, £189.99. Either that or an old Hunts

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Colesy on April 28, 2012, 09:07:39 AM

I wanna say Chase before the lamitoes

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Joe on April 28, 2012, 09:09:10 AM

Actually definitely a hunts, can tell by the shoulders. Not sure what model though.

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Ryan on April 28, 2012, 09:09:30 AM

i know ;)

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Tumo on April 28, 2012, 09:10:21 AM

I dunno but the baguette looks like it's got a hell of a middle on it...

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Ryan on April 28, 2012, 09:10:30 AM

Quote from: Joe on April 28, 2012, 09:09:10 AM

Actually definitely a hunts, can tell by the shoulders. Not sure what model though.

wrong  :D

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Joe on April 28, 2012, 09:11:28 AM

Quote from: fletcheruk on April 28, 2012, 09:10:30 AM

wrong  :D

Ok, so it's not a hunts. Theory crushed :-[

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 09:13:19 AM

Quote from: Tumo on April 28, 2012, 09:10:21 AM

I dunno but the baguette looks like it's got a hell of a middle on it...

breakfast, with bacon and egg inside in about 30 mins time  :D

might even let the kids have some...

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Ryan on April 28, 2012, 09:13:39 AM

I'd love to give some clues but nick has already texted me banning me from doing so lol

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Ryan on April 28, 2012, 09:14:09 AM

Quote from: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 09:13:19 AM

breakfast, with bacon and egg inside in about 30 mins time  :D

might even let the kids have some...

Sounds good I'll be round in 20 mins!

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: ajm90 on April 28, 2012, 09:15:30 AM

Gm maxi original?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Ryan on April 28, 2012, 09:15:35 AM

If I were to guess without knowing I would have said an old style GM autograph or purist due to the shape

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Number4 on April 28, 2012, 09:19:46 AM

I would be inclined to say its a GM

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: PedalsMcgrew on April 28, 2012, 09:19:51 AM

Hmmmm I'd go for a Sommers XXX, only because I had one and it was the same profile..... :D Probably wrong though..

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: wilkie113 on April 28, 2012, 09:20:17 AM

I think Maxi is a cracking shout!

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Colesy on April 28, 2012, 09:21:21 AM

So not Chase then? :L

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Number4 on April 28, 2012, 09:21:42 AM

Is it me or is the splice off centre?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Maverick79 on April 28, 2012, 09:24:39 AM

GM Maestro???

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 09:24:44 AM

Right, I'll own up:-

I did a bit of sanding on the shoulders, so they are normally a bit less sloped than that. The splice is two-tone for some reason and looks odd in the pictures but fine in real life.

I'll narrow a bit as Ryan has tried to mislead everyone - it's not a GM or Chase.

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Simmy on April 28, 2012, 09:26:02 AM

i no i no pick me pick me haha

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Ryan on April 28, 2012, 09:26:43 AM

I did not! It's just what I would have guessed at first look  :D

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Simmy on April 28, 2012, 09:28:23 AM

i think its an rob pack bat?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Alvaro on April 28, 2012, 09:31:21 AM

Powerspot?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Colesy on April 28, 2012, 09:31:58 AM

BAS?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: ajm90 on April 28, 2012, 09:32:30 AM

GN gladius

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Ryan on April 28, 2012, 09:32:38 AM

Quote from: Alvaro on April 28, 2012, 09:31:21 AM

Powerspot?

Good shout, but computer says no

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Canners on April 28, 2012, 09:38:25 AM

Is it possible to see a full side on profile shot?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 09:48:13 AM

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dCvCoj9l8oc/T5u8HY9LDUI/AAAAAAAAFGM/RD-lMCDHr6Q/s809/DSC_0900-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Alvaro on April 28, 2012, 10:37:30 AM

GN Excalibur?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: ajm90 on April 28, 2012, 10:38:52 AM

GN longbow

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 10:45:40 AM

it's not a GN. Off to cricket now (yes looks like we are playing), anybody have any thoughts on the grade of wood?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Alvaro on April 28, 2012, 10:48:17 AM

3/4

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: ajm90 on April 28, 2012, 10:58:29 AM

2

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Number4 on April 28, 2012, 11:41:59 AM

Newbery

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: kibbs_11 on April 28, 2012, 11:49:31 AM

I've got a feeling its one of the older slazengers, V600 maybe?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: ajm90 on April 28, 2012, 12:48:43 PM

Is it a Kookaburra?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 11:09:15 PM

yes it is a kooks - which model and grade?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: wilkie113 on April 28, 2012, 11:13:16 PM

Kookaburra gold crown?

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: tim2000s on April 28, 2012, 11:15:50 PM

Looks a lot like a bubble....

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: Colesy on April 28, 2012, 11:26:10 PM

Sword

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: wilkie113 on April 28, 2012, 11:28:25 PM

Quote from: Colesy on April 28, 2012, 11:26:10 PM

Sword

That's a great shout

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: uknsaunders on April 28, 2012, 11:32:35 PM

I will put you all out of your misery:-

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5VN-XMjDrqY/T5rbtteR4jI/AAAAAAAAFEI/f6OubYpV5kk/s509/DSC_0893.JPG)

Title: Re: Guess the Bat
Post by: wilkie113 on April 28, 2012, 11:35:05 PM

Dam, it took me ages to think of then name of the bat langer used to use and now I remember it it's not right haha