They are selling this on ebay.......but wow what a wonderful looking cue and what a piece of history, too bad i aint got 50k lying around in my sock drawer lol.
On a side note, I have socks that are that old but not as pretty or expensive.
That is just amazing.
Here's the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Billiard-Pool-Brunswick-Chas-Cowboy-Weston-1909-Worlds-Champion-Cue-360-/120922255077?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c27872ee5
This really belongs in a museum.
Here's the description:
Chas "Cowboy" Weston's Presentation #360 Cue & Case - Worlds Pool Champion - 1909 - From The Brunswick Balke Collender Co - April 1909. Rare Worlds Pool Champion Presentation #360 signed cue. This is indeed a rare find for the serious billiard cue collector. This antique Brunswick Balke Collender Co - Early - #360 cue features hand spliced butterflies and points throughout -Two shafts with wooden dowel pins - Ebony & +++++ everywhere - The MOP inset reads: Presented To: Chas "Cowboy" Weston - Worlds Pool Champion April 1909 - From The Brunswick Balke Collender Co, Along with its original case. This cue is in amazing condition after 103 years - Both shafts are true. Provenance: We recently purchased this cue from Mrs. Jack Grismer. This cue was given to Jerome Grismer (His Father) By Chas "Cowboy" Weston in the 1930s. Jerome was a pool shooting friend of Chas "Cowboy" Weston. Domestic insured shipping cost is $250.00. Being sold in as is good used original condition. A cue owned by Mosconi sold at Auction for about $80,000 plus fee's. This cue was made by Brunswick Balke Collender Co, the biggest name in the billiard business for - Chas "Cowboy" Weston - 1909 Worlds Pool Champion. This early BBC hand spliced #360 cue could easily bring $100,000 if consigned to a quality auction house and we may end up doing just that with it. Serious buyers please email with any questions. Once in a life time American History Billiard Cue. Quality investment!!!
Check out that old casket case - there even is a skeleton key in it.
This cue is THE holy grail