Cue ID? Help Please....

[vinniebabarooch]

Here is a cue that I reaquired after 20 years and have no idea who made it. It has some nice birdseye in the forearm and also has nylon wrap and a piloted brass joint. I know the cue is at least 30 years old. Does anyone have any ideas who could have made it?
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[mamono]

Would help if the shaft pilot and the underside of the butt cap were shown.

 

[vinniebabarooch]

Would help if the shaft pilot and the underside of the butt cap were shown.

I added the pic.
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[howardthedick]

cue

Balabushka for sure..............

 

[jkmarshall_cues]

National?? Aluminum insert in shaft makes me think early 1964-65 National.

John

 

[vinniebabarooch]

National?? Aluminum insert in shaft makes me think early 1964-65 National.

John

John,
Were they any good?
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[jkmarshall_cues]

John,
Were they any good?
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YES! This would be a great chance to hear what other's know.

JM [SIZE][SIZE]

 

[sureman183]

Cue ID

Troy, i think National also, another possibility is a Thomas out of Toledo, Ohio. sell it to Greg, he thinks its a Bushka. don

 

[poolhustler]

I have a couple old National cues. That would be my guess also!!

 

[avmaster]

Should ask Tate, think he has an old national catolog..... My guess would be National. They were some very well made cues.

 

[TATE]

Here is a cue that I reaquired after 20 years and have no idea who made it. It has some nice birdseye in the forearm and also has nylon wrap and a piloted brass joint. I know the cue is at least 30 years old. Does anyone have any ideas who could have made it?
Thanks

Good call you guys. It's definitely a National from about 1969 while they were made here. That one looks to have the original aluminum insert in the shaft. Ricco carried this design over to Gandy later on. Yes, they are a decent cue.

Chris

 

[vinniebabarooch]

Thanks guys for the the info.
The cue is warped, any idea what it's worth?
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