Hey guys,
I just got a nice Ray Durham GU bat in today, and I have a few questions about some markings on the knob. It has a "5" engraved in it (Durham's number his entire career), but also has a "9" written in silver sharpie next to it . Also, it's' tough to see from the picture, but it looks like behind the 5 is shaded with sharpie. Any idea why the 9 is there?

There is a date stamp of 7/8/08 on the top - does anyone know what that means? Also, on the bottom left there is a small 3 with a smaller 5 above it. And on the bottom right there is a small 1 with a smaller 1 above it.

If anyone has any idea what these markings mean, any help would be great! Thanks in advance
-Chris



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