Jay appreciates the old ones more than anyone I know. So the statement about the non window makes it even cooler. Pretty wild Bob Meucci was behind those veneers. Everyone likes to tear the Meucci name apart but he brought quite a few new things to the table during his early years. Very cool cue. Enjoy it!
Burton Spain started the vinyl veneers before Bob and before Viking. He did them for a few years, then Bob Meucci tried it for a while then gave up on it also.. Gordon Hart was the most successful in this and that is why there are many plastic veneer Viking cues. ( Making Blanks... the Recollections of Burton Spain is a must read)
JV
Just curious, did you buy this cue with this case and only one shaft? The last time I saw this cue it had a second shaft and a different case.