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WalkingWicket37

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A Glory-ous little purchase
« on: June 21, 2016, 01:33:24 PM »

So I'm currently at work so a full review and more pictures will follow later.

Just a bit of fun to start. I received a rather snazzy parcel yesterday, any guesses what's in there?

P.S those of you who know please don't ruin it ;)



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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2016, 01:37:53 PM »

Looks like runs!

Or a giraffe.
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2016, 01:40:48 PM »

From the title and the grip - Hunts County Glory?
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2016, 01:44:52 PM »

No giraffes and possibly a red herring (of sorts) in the title  :)
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2016, 01:46:11 PM »

It's a G-Ram carpet sweeper!!!!
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2016, 01:55:31 PM »

yeah looks like a hoover

but if it ......is....a hunts county glory it's one of the best shaped bats ever made

i'd have one is a heartbeat. County...massively under rated batmaker.
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2016, 02:05:17 PM »

With all the love the Glory is getting I feel like I've let the forum down...

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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2016, 02:43:41 PM »

Looks a cracking bat.

How much :)
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2016, 02:55:01 PM »

Looks a cracking bat.

How much :)

All in due course mate.
More pictures to follow when I get home too
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2016, 03:02:17 PM »

Nice bat. Post more pics when you can.
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2016, 03:19:03 PM »

Here are some pictures of the bat in the state it arrived in.














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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2016, 03:35:49 PM »

Had one of these years back. Lovely bat these.
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2016, 05:50:56 PM »

As you can see from the above pictures the bat hadn't exactly been well looked after.

After a bit of time out in the garage I had it looking a bit less abused. This was all done with hand sanding and a bit of linseed oil.















That weight shown is with 1.5 grips applied. I plan to sand the toe tonight, seal the feathering and apply a scuff sheet. I expect it will finish around 2lb10 when I've finished
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2016, 06:21:39 PM »

just needs a little love and now it looks excellent again
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Re: A Glory-ous little purchase
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2016, 09:58:40 PM »

Anyone fancy a guess at what I paid for the whole bundle?

I'll bee doing a proper review on the bat, pads and gloves over the next couple of days.
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