Id guess Paul Dayton perhaps, I had one with short pilots like that shaft?
It was made by a Cue Maker out of Davie Fl about 13 years ago. A guy he thought was his friend turned out to be an idiot.
The Front was a Prather, the only time I knew this cuemaker to use one.
The Cue was made from start to finish in 2 days though the wood was cut down in steps for years.
The guy came in to get it and saw the initial was not stamped on bottom. The Cuemaker simply told him to take it like that or don't take it but he never wanted to see him again. No money was paid.