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[Chalkie]

Picked up this Classic Bat Company 'Rapier' earlier this week, was an impulse buy as I liked the stickers. Can't find out much On CBC other than a couple of threads on here that seem to focus on the Butterfly model, and sounds like they closed down around 10 yrs ago.

This one is a lovely traditional shape with nice stickers, a fairly thick handle and only weighs 2lb 7.5. It's in pretty good condition for its age and looks like decent willow, although it's a little difficult to tell as there seems to be a factory applied lacquer all over the bat which has crazed on the face due to use (see last photo).











I would like some advice please - I don't plan to use it, so is this one that would be a good addition to any respectable bat collection so I should hang on to it, or am I best off refurbishing (around the stickers) and popping it on a selling site?

[Alvaro]

If you plan to sell on,  I wouldn't refurb it.

Great find.

[procricket]

GREAT find mate in the day it was either "sponsorship" of them or CENTURION

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Made by Warsop?, used to be based in Keynsham down my neck of the woods.

[SwingAndMiss]

GREAT find mate in the day it was either "sponsorship" of them or CENTURION

Wish I kept my centurions!

[edge]

Hard to find any trace online, but they're definitely still going (I assume) as a lad I know bought one new last winter. Always seem to be spoken well of around the Bristol/North Som neck of the woods from years back, no idea if there's enough of a following to get a good price for a collector now though. Looks a nice bat although lacquer is weird.

[procricket]

Chris Broad used them and they sponsored Tresco early doors in his Keynsham days.

The butterfly mmmm

[Sitonit]

Worthy addition to bat collection?

No.

[Biggie Smalls]

Their Butterfly was a great bat back in 95 . Their 'sponsorship' program was b.s though .

[procricket]

Their Butterfly was a great bat back in 95 . Their 'sponsorship' program was b.s though .

Of course it was so was Centurions too...

[WalkingWicket37]

Worthy addition to bat collection?

No.

Oh, look.
Another alarmingly positive and constructive contribution to a thread!

[Bats_Entertainment]

I have heard it said that these were made by Warsop.

[Chalkie]

Made by Warsop?, used to be based in Keynsham down my neck of the woods.

Hard to find any trace online, but they're definitely still going (I assume) as a lad I know bought one new last winter. Always seem to be spoken well of around the Bristol/North Som neck of the woods from years back, no idea if there's enough of a following to get a good price for a collector now though. Looks a nice bat although lacquer is weird.

Small address sticker on the back says - Classic Bat Company - 53 High Street,  Keynsham.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Small address sticker on the back says - Classic Bat Company - 53 High Street,  Keynsham.

That doesn't mean that was where it was made, does it?

[WalkingWicket37]

That doesn't mean that was where it was made, does it?

Take M&H, TONs of things to suggest they aren't, but the sticker says "made in England"