Pete Rose Louisville Slugger Bat (Model PRS 4) For Sale

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Pete Rose Louisville Slugger Bat (Model PRS 4):
$150.00

This store-model Pete Rose \"Louisville Slugger\" Catalog No. PRS 4 bat by Hillerich & Bradsby is intact without any cracks I can detect and in is in excellent condition. It is almost 34 inches in length.\"The number that appears in the center brand is the catalog number, used to order bats. The \"125\" is the catalog number designated for Professional and high quality store model bats. The highest grade of wood is reserved for all 125 baseball bats. The 125 is not the model number. Louisville slugger began using model numbers on the knob in 1943 then moving the model number to the barrel in 1977.The Powerized\" process is to harden the surface of the bat much like the bone rubbed finish of the 1920\'s. A 1938 Louisville Slugger ad states: \"\'Powerizing\' is a treatment by a special patented process that reduces chipping and peeling to a minimum, increasing the driving of the bat and prolongs it\'s life\"
\" In 1973 the Registered Trademarkis added over the \"d\" in Powerized (not shown here) Outside and below the oval \"REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.\" is removed and left blank. The center reads: \"HILLERICH& BRADSBY Co.\" with the catalog number directly above it. (pictured is catalog designation 125) \"MADE IN U.S.A.\" is directly below \"HILLERERICH & BRADSBY Co.\" with \"LOUISVILLE KY. at the very bottom.\"