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The cupped "C" designation is found in the player's personal H & B ordering records, but most of the time the C designation was not included on the model number barrel stamping. I guess it's kind of like when my wife was buying a new gas range recently. She asked the salesman "So when this little red light on the front panel is on, that means that the burner is on ?" The salesman's astute reply was, "Yes, that and and the flame around the burner."
The brown color with gold writing has thrown me for a curve ball. I have never seen any other Bench bat, or any other player's bat for from 1976, with the gold writing on it.
Never say never, but the gold print 1976 bat is a design I've never seen before, either. Seems to me that the gold and silver print LS bats, at least from what I have handled, started in or a little ways either side of 1990.
This bat does not have the registered trademark next to Bench's signature from what I can see ( or does it?)
There was an old thread about a Bench store model bat (JB5 on the knob) which had Bench's signature without the registered trademark.
While this bat does not have anything stamped on the knob could it be possible that HB made souvenir BiCent bats of star players to sell in the Red's gift shop during the 76 season?
I'm the seller of the bench bat. It does match his factory records and traits. I purchased the bat with a collection of other reds game used bats. It's a beautiful bat in regards to use and pine tar. As for the gold stamping it's still eluded me. I've contacted other collectors and authenticators about it. One authenticator had a bat with gold stamping (not bench) and the same issue. Bat had all the traits and matched records, but the gold stamping stumped him. I'm certain it was used by Bench and wish I knew the reason why the gold is on there. If you have any questions or information on the gold stamping I'd love to hear it.
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