Richard did reply to the Facebook post about this cue. He didn't confirm or deny that it's one of his. But he did answer the question asked in the post confirming that he made some 5/16-18 jointed cues very early in his career.I guess this is a pretty obvious answer, but has anyone tried contacting Richard?
Although it doesn't look like a Black to me, I've not seen many pictures of his early cues, and none in person.
Any chance we could get a pic of the entire butt section? Sometimes being able to see the entire butt section can help because you can determine if the composition of the cue looks right or wrong. Like, do any of the lengths or widths of the sections or components look "off?"