Hank Greenberg U.S. Bat

[ScottWNJ]

Picked this up tonight. Very nice 35" H&B No. 60 "Hank" Greenberg bat. It is marked U.S. above his name. Would this be considered a military issue bat? Or is it something else? Thanks.

[softball66]

Really don't much about the "wartime" bats. The one's I know about and have seen have been 125s. This is a "60." Still, I think it's a bat made for special services I would guess.
Clean bat and nice pickup. Greenberg was one of first ML players to enlist in the service for WWII.

[chippalini]

It is definitely a military model bat. They had a variety of stamps, including the "US" marking.

[chippalini]

Here is a photo of my Rogers Hornsby H&B "Safe Hit" model with "Special Services US Army" stamp.

[chippalini]

Ok, here is the Hornsby. Attaching photos is not my specialty. I have seen 125's, 60's, and 14's stamped for military use.

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[softball66]

Saw a Babe Ruth" U.S." stamped military bat several years ago. Sort of surprised more of these don't show up more, but as Special Service issued probably not many G.I.'s
would take on with them like they did the gloves.

[chippalini]

I have seen a number of them recently. Quite unusual.