Any Info on this Viking Cue?
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I have one very similar to that but its green. It was new in 1982 and costed $70.00 new. If it was almost any other color I might offer you $25.00 for it. I hope that answers your questions.
Haha Thanks. He payed 50 bucks for it.
The styling looks early 1970's but since it's a Viking that means it's from the mid 80's (they make some very nice, classic and dignified cues now but they made some of the ugliest stuff for decades).
They made the same cue with some inlaid dots and other inlay designs in that lovely dark walnut area....so it was probably a pretty low end Viking when new. $50 bucks seems about right if it's straight.
They made the same cue with some inlaid dots and other inlay designs in that lovely dark walnut area....so it was probably a pretty low end Viking when new. $50 bucks seems about right if it's straight.
logical...I'm curious about the bolded statement. Gordie Hart made cues since the 60's. That's obviously one of their cheaper cues, as it has a nylon wrap...which only the lowest end cues had. The "good" cues always had Cortland linen wraps.
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OK, I'd have to agree with you there! :thumbup: I was never drawn to Vikings either, but they did make some solid cues.
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Thanks a lot guys. My buddy was under the impression that it could possibly be ivory joints. But I'm gonna say that since that's a nylon wrap that it isn't. Also I'm just curious for my own knowledge. How can you tell that it's nylon? What characteristics give that away?
I'm sorry I should have been a little more specific. These are the questions I'm looking to have answered now. Thanks a lot.
I just noticed the unusual joint on that Viking. Mine is from the early 80s and it has a 5/16x14 piloted steel joint, I wonder why that one is different.
Just noticed that too, I did not think Vikings used the big pin, and the joint does look a bit like ivory, or at least something made to look like ivory rather than just plain plastic. Has a grain to it.
Wonder if it was a custom made one or maybe someone modified it at some point.
If you've seen enough of them in person it's fairly easy to tell from a picture. In person, the look and feel, in particular. The nylon is shiny and is cooler to the touch than linen. I saw a lot of them, and not just Viking, in the '70s and '80s.
This Viking look familiar??
Well here is mine. I traded another Viking for it back in 1981. I know that the guy had it for at least a year (maybe two) before the trade. We were shooting for $$$ and he kept blaming the cue so I offered to trade for a couple of games. He liked mine better and I remember shooting lights out with his and running about 3 or 4 racks... so I told him I'd trade him even. I won a lot of money with this cue and I too have always wondered about the ivory question.
As you can see the white on my stick is unmarred and flawless after 34 years of very heavy use. It's just as bright white as it was the day I traded for it and all white portions look as if they just came off the assembly line. I have only seen a few of this type of "white" joint Vikings online (all window cues) over the years and I know that the threading on a standard Viking joint from that era doesn't match up with the threads on my cue.
I have been using this as a break cue (with a buffalo tip) for several years now and I have to say that it will crack a rack as well as any break stick out there. The advantage of the linen wrap is that I can always feel the difference between this cue and my shooting cue when I get ready to shoot... in case I grab the wrong cue by mistake for breaking or shooting.
If anyone can answer the mystery question about the butt and joint material (not just guess at it or assume) I'd also like to know that answer.
Well here is mine. I traded another Viking for it back in 1981. I know that the guy had it for at least a year (maybe two) before the trade. We were shooting for $$$ and he kept blaming the cue so I offered to trade for a couple of games. He liked mine better and I remember shooting lights out with his and running about 3 or 4 racks... so I told him I'd trade him even. I won a lot of money with this cue and I too have always wondered about the ivory question.
As you can see the white on my stick is unmarred and flawless after 34 years of very heavy use. It's just as bright white as it was the day I traded for it and all white portions look as if they just came off the assembly line. I have only seen a few of this type of "white" joint Vikings online (all window cues) over the years and I know that the threading on a standard Viking joint from that era doesn't match up with the threads on my cue.
I have been using this as a break cue (with a buffalo tip) for several years now and I have to say that it will crack a rack as well as any break stick out there. The advantage of the linen wrap is that I can always feel the difference between this cue and my shooting cue when I get ready to shoot... in case I grab the wrong cue by mistake for breaking or shooting.
If anyone can answer the mystery question about the butt and joint material (not just guess at it or assume) I'd also like to know that answer.
