My experience with Chinese knockoff goods is that they are low quality. This table is not. If it is a knockoff any idea what design they copied? It predates Vitalie so the style had to come from some other manufacturer.
My billiard table looks exactly like a Peter Vitalie Lord Nelson model, however the Peter Vitalie Company did not start business operations until 1988 and I have owned the table since 1986. There is no date or manufacturer's name or marking anywhere on the table. It is a 6 leg, full size 8 foot...