Someone Id this Cue

Pool_Hall_CV85 said:
I have a cue that I have no clue what it is can someone please help me out
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I would say it is an import or knock off. The numbers of the balls in the 9 ball rack are not correct, they have the 1 in the center. Also the wrap is not Linen, it looks like dacron.
 
9ballrob said:
I may have to retract my original statement. Looks similar to the A800.......not sure. Need to see the entire cue.
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That rack looks like the Viking but nothing else does. There is a pic of the A800 from the blue book. http://bluebookofpoolcuevalues.com/...TURING_INC_VIKINGS_A_SERIES_LINE_Level_4_A800

He has what is almost certainly a cheap import cue. The messed up rack is pretty interesting. I actually had someone, in a tournament, rack 9 ball with the 1 ball not in the front. When I told him the 1 has to be first, he looked at me like I was crazy.
 
this is all I can do for pictures I was thinking more on the line of a mali or mcdermont it may be a knock off but the guy said he bought years ago along with the palmer he bought
 

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The rack is reminiscent of a Viking model but the points say no, I think. Most likely an import.
 
I had a Viking a long time ago with similar points and it even said "Viking" on one of the points.
The butt sleeve on my cue had a scrimshaw look to it, definitely an old Viking.
The cue was cool looking...for a Viking.
 
Pool_Hall_CV85 said:
this is all I can do for pictures I was thinking more on the line of a mali or mcdermont it may be a knock off but the guy said he bought years ago along with the palmer he bought
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Look at the link I posted to the Viking. What you have is someone making a poor attempt to copy that cue. Not even very clean work, they just said "eh, it's close enough for stupid Americans".
 
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Knock-off...definitely not Viking. Cheap wrap...butt sleeve design is different...9-ball rack is wrong...no dashes in the sleeve above/below the rack and the points are wrong. Can't see the joint, but bet it is wrong, too. Basically, a Walmart special from way back when.

Joe
 
Bamacues said:
Knock-off...definitely not Viking. Cheap wrap...butt sleeve design is different...9-ball rack is wrong...no dashes in the sleeve above/below the rack and the points are wrong. Can't see the joint, but bet it is wrong, too. Basically, a Walmart special from way back when.

Joe
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These knock off used to be everywhere. I remember being at the BCA show and on one isle was McDermott and Meucci and a couple isles over you have importers with almost exact copies of their cues. I could not believe how blatant they were and the BCA did nothing. I don't know what they could do but you would think something.
 
macguy said:
These knock off used to be everywhere. I remember being at the BCA show and on one isle was McDermott and Meucci and a couple isles over you have importers with almost exact copies of their cues. I could not believe how blatant they were and the BCA did nothing. I don't know what they could do but you would think something.
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Ooops, sorry, I seem to have spilled lighter fluid all over your fake cues! Here, let me use this match to dry it up.
 
Thanks You all for the reply's. Its a good thing I didnt spend much on this cue be a good gift for someone who doesn't know the game to well as a learner cue lol but besides that camp fire starter.
 
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