Identify cue - 30+ years old

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Hello, I am new to this website. I would appreciate if someone would help identify this old cue. I heard there are very knowledgeable people here. It was bought in 1981 from a man at a pool hall in Baltimore, Maryland. It is 5x16 by 14. Pictures below. It has no makers insignia or brand name.

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From way out of left field, I will say Phillippi. Don't ask
me why, because it's just a hunch. There are far more
knowledgable people on this site than me, so more pics
would be a plus.

Someone will probably come along and get it right, I'll
check back in, out of curiousity.

Good luck on the identity and it is a nice cue.
 
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No. They are inlays. I will take better pictures. I took it to some cue makers and they think It may he hand crafted or custom because of the inlays but nobody is for sure on what it is.
 
Also, might I add that the florescent lights in this room discolor the cue quite a bit. The ivory (unconfirmed if it's real or not, some think it is) is white.
 
There is indeed no signature, not inside the butt or on the shaft or anything. Thanks for your help though. I'm sure we will figure it out soon.
 
Take a pic without the bumper. If you have a black light, it should help identify the inlays as being ivory or not. A closer pic of the butt sleeve inlays too.
 
I was think possibly a Falcon, however the butt sleeve does not look to be. It certainly looks like a Joss West knock off of some kind... I'm guessing from the 90s.
 
It is not. It is my grandpas old cue that he purchased in 1981, and he has no reason to lie to me... I appreciate the help though, but I take his honorable word
 
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Many of you have different opinions. Some say it's an excellent cue, some say it's a piece of crap cheap knock off. Is there any way to know for sure?
 
Not a knock on your grandpa, but memories fade and can become unclear. I hear this type of thing literally all the time.....people who will swear that a family member bought a cue in the mid 60s or 70s, only to see that it's a 1990s Joss or Helmstetter. (Sometimes they even say that about themselves acquiring the cue, lol). You solicited opinions. This cue design screams later than 1981, as Joe mentioned. If the cue hits nice and you like it, keep it and play with it. The memories and personal tie-in is where the real value is at.

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