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[Stephen170]

Has anyone ever seen a mallet like this?  I have had it for many years and acquired it from my old Saturday club's kit bag when the club folded.

I guess the mallet is from the 1920s.

The head is very hard  and measures 3 and a quarter inches (about 82mm).  I don't know which wood it is made from, maybe mahogany. With the  handle  the length is 19 inches.

I think it is a cane handle.

I am knocking in my  Bradbury bat with it at the moment.

Sorry, I don't know how to insert images or use the insert hyperlink so am pasting the urls for the photos.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/wvs61mtxj689t3d/P1000527.JPG

http://www.mediafire.com/view/2ol32530j7nfnvd/P1000528.JPG

http://www.mediafire.com/view/oe0b4650gaggwav/P1000529.JPG

[GoldenArm]

Uh it just looks like someone stuck the knob off a bannister onto a piece of garden cane mate!! Don't think it's an antique mallet though I may be wrong!

[Stephen170]

Uh it just looks like someone stuck the knob off a bannister onto a piece of garden cane mate!! Don't think it's an antique mallet though I may be wrong!

Sorry, I don't like being called mate.

I couldn't find this when I posted the photos but have just done another search.

 http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Antique-1907-1919-Wooden-Cricket-Knocking-In-Bat-Shrewsbury-Cricket-Club-England-/361296427506?hash=item541ef1f9f2:g:-vYAAOSw6BtVTCF7

[GoldenArm]

Sorry, I don't like being called mate.

I couldn't find this when I posted the photos but have just done another search.

 http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Antique-1907-1919-Wooden-Cricket-Knocking-In-Bat-Shrewsbury-Cricket-Club-England-/361296427506?hash=item541ef1f9f2:g:-vYAAOSw6BtVTCF7

Well I certainly won't be referring to you as mate again! 😰 Yeesh.

[Stephen170]

I know you meant to be friendly and sorry my reply was a bit abrupt.
I should have said I prefer not to be called mate, put it down to my age.

[GoldenArm]

I know you meant to be friendly and sorry my reply was a bit abrupt.
I should have said I prefer not to be called mate, put it down to my age.

No worries, purely force of habit. I almost wrote mate again then. It's a disease. Looks like it is an old school mallet then. Bet you get some vibrations through that thing though, ouch!

[TangoWhiskey]

I know you meant to be friendly and sorry my reply was a bit abrupt.
I should have said I prefer not to be called mate, put it down to my age.

Out of interest, are there any other variants of 'mate' you don't mind being called? e.g. 'Mush' or 'me ol' mukka' or 'pal'

[skip1973]

lucky no one called him Steve.

[Seniorplayer]

Sorry, I don't like being called mate.

I couldn't find this when I posted the photos but have just done another search.

 http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Antique-1907-1919-Wooden-Cricket-Knocking-In-Bat-Shrewsbury-Cricket-Club-England-/361296427506?hash=item541ef1f9f2:g:-vYAAOSw6BtVTCF7

How  dare they sir don't  stand for any impertinence from our younger formites LOL

[FattusCattus]

Well Stevie-poos, you can be assured I shan't be calling you anything so informal!