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[keysersolze]

Thanks for that Tom but have you seen shoulders like this before? I know some shoulders like lavers easily make a manufacturer of the bat definable.

[Colesy]

Hunts County do a similar thing

[Red Ink Cricket]

Hunts County do a similar thing

Beat me to it. It's where it's rotated on a small drum sander. Seen tony at hunts do it on a few bats I've seen him make

[keysersolze]

Well I have spoken to Julian Millichamp and what a nice guy got back to me straight away and he informs me that he as in  Gilly used the Puma classic bat just about his entire career, read from this what you want but I guess maybe the shape of his bats stayed the same and the labels changed perhaps over time. Julian asked for some photos of the bat which I have e mailed to him and he will let me know as I guess he used to make Gillys bats and would know his own workmanship or not.

[Alvaro]

I thought Gilly said in his autobiography that his bats were Muelemans...?
It's all cloaks and daggers, I guess... not worth the speculation.

(I know that this post is speculation, but it's early )

[keysersolze]

Nah he clearly states in true colours his autobiography page 302 he had been using millichamp and hall bats stickered up as puma bats for a couple of years and he was delighted when puma bought millichamp and hall in 2001/2002 cricket season and he reckons most pros were using millichamp and hall bats stickered up back then.

[Alvaro]

Thanks for the info (and page ref, very thotough )