Lot # 2362: 1912-1925 Johnny Evers Chicago Cubs/Boston Braves Game-Used Bat PSA/DNA GU 6

Rare Johnny Evers Spalding "Autograph" signature-model bat (predating model numbers) dating from the 1912-1925 manufacturing period. Graded GU 6 by PSA/DNA. The bat has the Spalding logo stamped on the knob. According to PSA/DNA, the bat has "evidence of outstanding use with a handle crack. A small chip is missing from the knob." As noted in the accompanying LOA from PSA/DNA, the Spalding "Gold Medal Autographed" series bats were produced for the professional players whose name appears on the bat, but they were also available to other major league players and sold on the retail market. For a complete analysis of the bat, we refer all prospective bidders to the PSA/DNA LOA, which can be viewed in its entirety on our website. PSA/DNA concludes by stating that "After a thorough examination of this Johnny Evers professional model bat and its player use characteristics, it is our opinion that the bat is authentic as described." A member of the famed double-play combination "Tinker to Evers to Chance," Evers was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1946. Length: 33.75 inches. Weight: 36.8 ounces. Full LOA from John Taube of PSA/DNA (a corresponding sticker is affixed to the barrel end). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.