Meucci prototype for Keith?

[flick]

Picked this up on ebay awhile ago, supposedly came from a pawn shop in the Cincinnati area. I emailed Meucci a few times for info but never received a reply. Seems like it would have been a prototype for their "crusher" cue but im curious as to who Keith was. Did McCready ever have a deal with Meucci?

 

[skor]

I doubt that they would go all the way to right promotion on it so it won't sell and then add McCready's name on there which would make it a kind of a collectable.
My Guess is that Keith was a dealer's name.

 

[flick]

Has prototype written on it, not promotion?

 

[Chopdoc]

Interesting cue. Meucci really should respond.

Isn't it Budget Billiards that can often help? Who is it over there? Forgive me, head injury makes names difficult.