Vintage Cue id

[Bank On It Billiards]

Any info on this butterfly?

 

[hang-the-9]

More pbotos.

 

[Bank On It Billiards]

Its missing the butt so no markings. Maker is unknown. I know I've seen this butterfly before. I'm not sure if it's a Brunswick or not. I'm just trying to distinguish if it's a cheap import or if it's actually brunswick or some other known brand. Looks like it's from the war era but not sure

 

[garczar]

hate to sound like a broken record but imo its another asian, taiwan probably, import.

 

[Bank On It Billiards]

Is it worth turning down the butt and adding a shaft?

 

[Chopdoc]

Import. Actually a lot of these were made in Italy. I think that one may have been.

There are worse ones. These usually have a nice full splice with perfectly even butterflies.

 

[Chopdoc]

Is it worth turning down the butt and adding a shaft?

I can see the splices aren't even on that one.

It's worth it if you like it.

I have one with zebrawood. Perfect splices. I intend to have a cue maker make me a cue with it.

 

[Bank On It Billiards]

I paid $75 for it

 

[Chopdoc]

I'm just trying to distinguish if it's a cheap import or if it's actually brunswick or some other known brand. Looks like it's from the war era but not sure

It's a cheap import. 100%
Not Brunswick or any other US maker.
War era? More like 70s or 80s.

 

[Chopdoc]

I paid $75 for it

That's a bit stiff.

 

[garczar]

That's a bit stiff.

saw one at a thrift store a few yrs back for $20.

 

[Chopdoc]

Italy or Canada on yours I think.

Here is a Dynaball cue made in Canada for example. With some work it could be a nice cue. I don't own it. I would buy this exact cue cheap though. I like it. I would seek to have it rebuilt. I have more pics. Butterflies are perfect, and it is true full splice.

 

[Chopdoc]

This is my zebrawood one. Butterflies are perfect. Razor sharp at the bottom. I will have this built into a cue.

 

[Bank On It Billiards]

Ya i already have a shaft for it. Was gonna have my cue maker turn it town and add a hoppe ring and remove the brass and maybe just make it wood to wood joint

 

[Chopdoc]

saw one at a thrift store a few yrs back for $20.

If it was nice wood, with even butterflies, I would buy it for a blank. Seriously.

 

[Chopdoc]

Ya i already have a shaft for it. Was gonna have my cue maker turn it town and add a hoppe ring and remove the brass and maybe just make it wood to wood joint

Up to you. I dislike the uneven butterflies personally.

More work to make it flat face i think. Leave it brass or have a stainless or phenolic collar put on it. Keep the pin. Use a piloted joint shaft.

Could go any way tou want though.

 

[Bank On It Billiards]

This is my zebrawood one. Butterflies are perfect. Razor sharp at the bottom. I will have this built into a cue.

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Or you could just sell it to me

 

[Chopdoc]

Or you could just sell it to me

The astronomical cost of the therapy required if I sell makes that a financially unreasonable option. If I incorporate that into the cost of the blank, then the cost of the blank is astronomical.