Any info on this thing???

I don't know about this one for sure, but back in the late 60's and early 70's, servicemembers like myself would pick these cues up in the Philipines or Japan. They were definitely cheap (most were ramin wood), but were pretty cool. We (as sailors) could bring them back to the ship and could store them in our bunks. Soldiers could keep them in their lockers and bags, and you could buy them and ship them back home as cheap souvenirs. Same thing is true for the carved "cane/walking sticks" that you see (I still have one of those).
 
Bamacues said:
I don't know about this one for sure, but back in the late 60's and early 70's, servicemembers like myself would pick these cues up in the Philipines or Japan. They were definitely cheap (most were ramin wood), but were pretty cool. We (as sailors) could bring them back to the ship and could store them in our bunks. Soldiers could keep them in their lockers and bags, and you could buy them and ship them back home as cheap souvenirs. Same thing is true for the carved "cane/walking sticks" that you see (I still have one of those).
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Hell jus to put that cue together looks like a lot of work >> A 5 part cue ..
 
This cue was very popular back in the 70's A lot of guys brought them back from over seas. Sorry Bama, just read your post.
 
The Bank Shot

Michael Webb said:
This cue was very popular back in the 70's A lot of guys brought them back from over seas. Sorry Bama, just read your post.
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I was in Louisville a few years back during the DCC and went to the Bank Shot and sure enough somebody actually walked in, put one these suckers together and played.

I grin even to this day.


Ken
 
When I was a teenager growing up in Australia I had a 3 piece cue that looked very similar.

XMit said:
I have this exact cue in my collection, but I have no idea what the heck it is.
The one I have has a butt cap that looks like a knob you can screw on, and a screw on tip that looks like it would be used as a cane. I realize that it plays like crap but I am intrigued about any info anyone has on it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-Piece-Pool-Cu...179811616QQcategoryZ21212QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


(Picked it up for a coupla bucks at aflea market years ago)
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you are practically garaunteed action if you walk in and pull out that case,screw it together and start hitting balls around.
 
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