Can anyone date this Louisville?

[Juicyfruit66]

It has the copyright or registered marke after the R43 under that is player name and under that is Louisville slugger . Just want to make sure it's actually an early 80's bat.

[TG19]

Is there an "copyright" symbol after the "Slugger"?

[Juicyfruit66]

There's something after the slugger in the oval, nothing after slugger on barrel

[Juicyfruit66]

Slugger at barrel

[TG19]

1982-1983 looks like!

[Juicyfruit66]

Ok cool thanks the symbol up top three me off

[sox83cubs84]

The larger version of the LS label with no rergistered "R" trademrk symbol by the R in LOUISVILLE SLUGGER is 1980-83, while the smaller oval LS label with the same lack of the circled R would be 1984-85.

Dave Miedema

[metsbats]

It has the copyright or registered marke after the R43 under that is player name and under that is Louisville slugger . Just want to make sure it's actually an early 80's bat.

Some of Louisville slugger models have registered trademarks like the R43. The other one I can think of is the K55.

[MSpecht]

Here is some information regarding, and samples of, the practice of H & B registering player's names, bat model numbers, etc. The info below is charted as follows:

Player name or H & B model number / Date filed with U.S. Patent Office /
/ Registered date

George "Babe" Ruth / Oct. 4, 1920 / Sept.20, 1921
Johnny Bench / Feb. 17, 1976 / Nov. 2, 1976
Pete Rose / Sept. 28, 1978 / Sept. 11, 1979
Jim Rice / July 18, 1979 / April 28, 1981
David Parker / July 18, 1979 / April 21, 1981

K55 / April 27, 1973 / April 30, 1974
R17 / April 27, 1973 / April 30, 1973
S2 / April 27 , 1973 / April 30, 1974
M110 / July 27, 2004 / Nov. 15, 2005
P72 / July 27, 2004 / Feb 7, 2006
C243 / July 27, 2004 / March 21, 2006

If the registered trademark appears next to the player's name, or next to the model number, the bat would have been manufactured AFTER the registered date. Example: A bat with the registered trademark following Pete Rose's name would have to have been manufactured on September 11, 1979 or later.

Thanks to historian Dave Grob for providing the initial research cited above.

Mike Jackitout7@aol.com

[camarokids]

Jeff Scott's website, www.birdbats.com has a great page on identifying gamers.

Also, Vince Malta's Louisville Slugger book is a must!!