Coolest Unknown Cues You Own or Have Owned

galipeau

galipeau

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Here are two cues I have owned and given away or sold at some point. They are both pretty unique, they played decent, but I never found out the makers info 100%. Please share your Mongrel Cues (preferably customs, sneakies are ok if they're unique).

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Still haven't figured this one out 100%

I'm open to clues if anyone has any.
 

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Not sure who made it..its obviously a mcworter copy..sold it a yr ago

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I would love to know who made this one..

Bought this cue about 10 yrs ago and still don't know who made it..
 

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A few more pix

More pics... Pin is 5/16-18..
 

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cue ID

Hey KTMrider - I believe that your cue in the photo is a Miranda. They are made in the Philippines. Always loaded up and beautiful. AND, worth a lot of money!
 
I bought all of these as unknowns.

The first one is a a Brunswick by Palmer. All I knew is that it was a titlist conversion when I found it, similar but slightly different to other Palmers I researched.
The second one is a Dale Patten. Marked as an unknown when purchased, later recognized on AZ as a Ritchie Florence cue by Dale Patten.
The third is a Tim Scruggs, it was marked unknown cue when I found it. I didn't realize it was a Scruggs until I looked at it once in the car.
The fourth is still unknown. Bought out of the Chico area by the previous owner.





 
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I think the sneaky could be made by Bill Teeter, maybe a Terry Stonier. The only other guy in the sacramento/fairfield/chico area that I know of was Goldrush cues, but that's not likely it, and it's more unlikely that it's a Coker... Of course, it all depends if the original owner had it made locally and not just purchased locally.
 
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^^^^^^Unless the buttcap was replaced. My have been white originally with the logo. I like the black into black look though. Don't see that everyday! Awesome finds...

I think the sneaky could be made by Bill Teeter, maybe a Terry Stonier. The only other guy in the sacramento/fairfield/chico area that I know of was Goldrush cues, but that's not likely it, and it's more unlikely that it's a Coker... Of course, it all depends if the original owner had it made locally and not just purchased locally.
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Not sure. I found it on CL in the Portland area. Some folks had moved north and didn't use it. He said it was owned by a local pro(whatever that means) from the Chico area. It plays spectacular. Actually all 4 of these cues play amazing. I could easily interchange between any of these, they are all stiff and firm hitting cues.
 
National Billiards Corp PRO-4 by Adam

I recently snatched this cue off eBay as an unknown, well, at least the seller didn't list a manufacturer. I am attracted to maple into maple forearms and was fairly certain this was an Adam. The seller had it listed for $9.99 and agreed to change it to a Buy It Now auction for a higher price.

It took me awhile to verify it's origins. I couldn't find anyone on AZ that was sure what it was and couldn't find it in any Adam catalogs. At Cuestock I had the good fortune to meet Dick Helmstetter and showed him pictures. Dick immediately verified it as an Adam.

After I returned a cue dealer Brian Hill helped me further. He thought it was a department store cue from the 80's/90's and he scoured his vast collection of billiard catalogs and found it in a National Billiards Corp catalog from circa 1990. It is a PRO-4 and retailed for $103.00.

Ironically, earlier this year I was considering having a cue made with a maple into maple forearm with doublt red veneers, so imagine my surprise to see this cue for sale.

The forearm is very very similar to a Palmer Model 10 from the 3rd Catalog which at the time I believe were also made by Adam. I attached a picture of one at the end for reference.
 

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