He was one of the game's greatest, but his skill is using a bat was far more acute than his skill in dating them. His NRMT blue sharpie writing on the barrel reads, "Bat used in my early years - 1936 - Joe DiMaggio," but, in fact, the signature model Hillerich & Bradsby D29 dates from about a decade later, when Joltin' Joe had long since reached the status of a legend. Barrel has been masterfully restored, while not detracting at all from the look of fine wear that sets this thrilling lumber atop any discerning collector's wish list. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? He's right here.