Vintage bat help

[worldchamps]

I think I have a decent understanding of current, modern bats

however on more vintage 70's and earlier I feel I don't have as much knowledge.

What is it that you look for on older bats...Powerized??

Here is a Clemente bat that sold on ebay, I am sure it is a store model for the price it went for, but how could you tell

thanks for any assistance

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-baseball-bat-Roberto-Clemente_W0QQitemZ110028095631QQihZ001QQcategoryZ50125QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Bill

[sammy]

Re: Vintage bat help

Hi,

The most obvious thing with that bat is the RC3 stamped on the knob.

That means the bat is a Roberto Clemente 33 inch retail bat.

Store model bats have these type of stamps on the knob, depicting the players initials and bat length.