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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gray Nicolls => Topic started by: Whispering Death on July 28, 2016, 05:57:17 PM
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Just wondering what the gn shoulder stamps mean- I have a bat with j on one side and t on the other. Any ideas?
Mike
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I have 7 aussie g.n s and all have w on them . I know some batmakers use shoulder stamps to put either the brand or batmakers initials
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One letter is the year the model was made and one letter is who it was made by.
The maker's letter used to be stamped into the toe.
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Sorry to revive this thread. I am about to buy a GN bat that has "2" as stamp on the shoulder. I was told it was made for a pro. Is it true? I have never seen numbers on the shoulders so I just want to make sure.
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How about Salix? How would I know a bat made by Andrew? I assume he has helpers doing some of his bats?
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How about Salix? How would I know a bat made by Andrew? I assume he has helpers doing some of his bats?
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There is no stamp on a salix that determines who made the bat, it would only be Andrew, Ian (who is as good as AK but gets no credit he started Salix with Andrew and Hugh) or made by Ben who before he left was making very very good bats as well but Andtew has input in 80% of bats so chances are good.
On very few Andrew will initial a bat with AJK on pro graded clefts but these are quite rare as this is done at grading stage
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I have 7 aussie g.n s and all have w on them . I know some batmakers use shoulder stamps to put either the brand or batmakers initials
Anyone know what this "W" means? Wouldn't be an M maybe??
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Stamps on each shoulder indiacate the batmakers mark and batch number one stamp is the batmakers identification not always his name.
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Stamps on each shoulder indiacate the batmakers mark and batch number one stamp is the batmakers identification not always his name.
Yep, but asking more specifically mate. Any ideas?
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I know the UK GN Batmakers stamps but not that one.
You could contact the the bigginge on here he should be able to identify the batmaker .
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I might just give a call to GN here in melb tomorrow. And i reckon its more likely to be an M too. I'll find out and report back.
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Previous thebigginge stated that shoulder stamps are used so that bats can be dated from point of manufacture... This was UK GN's I believe
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Anyone know what maker 'S' refers to? Would be interested to find out where my GN was made as it's not quite the normal fare.
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Anyone know what maker 'S' refers to? Would be interested to find out where my GN was made as it's not quite the normal fare.
Ill ask about the S too mate. Im curious in this instance as mine was an 09 Legend, advertised as all being made by Stuart. But as this was a custom and not one "off the shelf" it may have a different story. Certainly had a different profile to the other store bought Legend. Wish i could remember the stamp on that one....
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Could just be 'Melbourne'?
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Just got off the phone with a bloke at GN and he says both the M and S stamps indicate when it was made rather than who it was made by. He did say he could go look up what year/s those codes corresponded to but i told him not to worry cos i know mine was 08/09.
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Anyone know what maker 'S' refers to? Would be interested to find out where my GN was made as it's not quite the normal fare.
Stuart Kranzbuhler.
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Stuart Kranzbuhler.
That would be too simple mate.
Read the post above yours! ;)
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That would be too simple mate.
Read the post above yours! ;)
No need to over complicate things. Read other threads first! ;)
My GN Bat with S stamp was picked up from Kranzbuhler - he made it. Another forumite from AUS confirmed it as well.
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Yeah im sure he did. Just dont get hung up on the stamp, because as was explained to me today by GN, thats not what the S means.
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That phone message makes no sense. Bat made in 2015/2016 also has an "S" stamp? GN has ran out of letters to indicate year of manufacture or knowledgeable staff answering their phones?
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I dont know which stamps might correlate with which year/s or exacty how their system might work, short of the very obvious, as like i said i didnt bother asking. The fact the place is more like a "back door" to the factory than your typical stand alone retail store im more inclined to take what the guy said as being correct. He was quite emphatic when i asked. And would make sense in my case, if my Legend was made by Stuart but has the M stamp. Anyway, ill dig a little deeper next time im there.
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Please do.
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Interesting, I thought it was the other shoulder that was the year - my two Nemesis' are I think from consecutive years and have I and J. Would be surprised if a Kranzbuhler bat has made a convoluted journey to me, but then it is an absolute gun - who knows. Thanks for asking manno, looks like we may still be confused though ha.
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Have T marked on the shoulders here
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Have T marked on the shoulders here
On which bats?
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Edge - I can understand the confusion when theres no solid explanation published by the manufacturer. And if i had a GN made in melb that came with S stamped into it id probably like to assume that must mean Stuart made it too. Dunno about I and J but again, if consecutive years as you say likely confirms its a code for when a bat was made rather than who made it. Itd be a shame if finding out who made your bat (of the local handmade stuff) wasn't as simple as checking for a particular manufactures stamp but I can't say im overly concerned whether mine was made by Stuart or the work-experience kid. The bat is what it is....
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My Kaboom has a T on the top of the shoulder and a large A on the back of the bat
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T is this season A is the willow grade , have a look if your bats have both shoulders stamped ie year & maker , now those with two As on the back stamped top & bottom of the blade plus a T stamped on the left & an S on the right of the shoulders well you have hit the jackpot & just to confuse the topic even more , there are 2 different s stamps
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And i bet which stamps are used to indicate what have changed over the years and between different bats. GN should release a historical chart! :)
Or......
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As is their privilege , they keep a lot of info secret , there are other identifying features on your bat that prove it is what it is , trying to stop cheap copies being sold off as genuine gray nicolls , internet is full of fake bats & stickers , it also identifies bats for warranty claims & individual special blades stu has an amazing memory
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@Aussiecollector , who does the pressing of the bats? Or is that linked in with the stamps or does 'Stu' press them all?
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Edge - I can understand the confusion when theres no solid explanation published by the manufacturer. And if i had a GN made in melb that came with S stamped into it id probably like to assume that must mean Stuart made it too. Dunno about I and J but again, if consecutive years as you say likely confirms its a code for when a bat was made rather than who made it. Itd be a shame if finding out who made your bat (of the local handmade stuff) wasn't as simple as checking for a particular manufactures stamp but I can't say im overly concerned whether mine was made by Stuart or the work-experience kid. The bat is what it is....
It'd be nice if it was easy wouldn't it. Just to confuse things more, I've checked again and my two are stamped I/S and J/T on the shoulders, so either could be date or maker.
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50+ I bought recently has a T stamp on one shoulder & nothing on the other, plus an A stamp near the toe. Looks like mine was made by the ghost at GN this year :(
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Mine was probably made by Muzza on a work for the dole program.
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@d7bow all the guys can press the bats just depends on the day & what they are making there is no set output ie today we are making 20 warners for example stu is the master though & has that touch you just can't teach out of the approx 200 big bats made so far stu has done about 20 to 30 no need to stamp twice on the big bats as no one else is making them like the boys can it is a unique place the mill
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Interestingly my GN Players has 0 on each of the shoulders. It's about six years old and a stunning bit of willow - both in looks and pickup. I've always wondered what the stamping meant.
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I'm late to the party on this one, never paid much attention of these up to now...
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This is what I have on GN shoulder. Does anyone know what it means?
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Looks like a dowel to me.
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the 2 means it was sold as 2nd hand
the A one of a certain makers different makers marks (because he keeps losing them....) ;)
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What about these stamps? What do they mean?
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'Left' and 'Right' so you know you are facing the right way.
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What does "I" stand for? I just bought it off a friend and was wondering.
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Dredging this one up. Just wondering what the deal is with the "A" stamped on the back down near the toe? Looking at pictures on here im pretty sure Ive seen two GN 50+, one with the A stamp, the other without. If it indicates the grade of willow, should both bats be sold at the same price? I assume they are. Can anyone clarify? Thnx
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It's the MCC grading stamp confirming it conforms to all levels of cricket.
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So even the most recent 50mm gn Signatures were made prior to the new bat regulations?
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Dredging this one up. Just wondering what the deal is with the "A" stamped on the back down near the toe? Looking at pictures on here im pretty sure Ive seen two GN 50+, one with the A stamp, the other without. If it indicates the grade of willow, should both bats be sold at the same price? I assume they are. Can anyone clarify? Thnx
It usually means Made in Australia.
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It's the MCC grading stamp confirming it conforms to all levels of cricket.
Actually, i think this was what i remembered. However, Aussiecollector did say that the A indicates grade of willow. Still as clear as mud! :D
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Bat on ebay with the stamps R and either O or C, anyone know what this tells us about the bat?
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Bat on ebay with the stamps R and either O or C, anyone know what this tells us about the bat?
the R is likely to be year of manufacture (5 years old approx- i think) not sure about the O or C thou!