havoc said:how important is the weight bolt as far as indentification goes?
the reason i ask is because i took the bumper off my mali and it was the same.
my mali,i'm told,was made by palmer.the points,collars,and weight bolt are the same.mine has a 5/16-18 piloted pin,no insert.could the insert be something that was added later?
Havoc,
I'm pretty sure this is a Mali also from the 1980's. They used the plastic insert for awhile too on a line of cues - I'll look to see if i can find the model number for you.
I just pm'd you about this, but Mali made all their own cues in Sheffield, Mass until the late 1990's, then they started importing cues with their name on them.
Fred Mali was friends with Peter Balner and business associates as well, but Palmer just distributed Mali cues - but neither made cues for the other.
Chris