Cue ID - Maybe a Brunswick, Rich Q, or Adam Cue?
5/30/2021 4:36:09 PM
Cue ID - Maybe a Brunswick, Rich Q, or Adam Cue?
Does anyone know who made this pool cue? I picked it up in Joplin, MO based off a blurry picture, a hunch, and a long trip.
There's no logo per-se, but it does have an orange circle (or red circle) with a silver circle inside that.
I learned there is a "Blue Book of Cues", but north of $3000 to buy, and it's just out of my budget for this week.
Any help with identifying this cue is greatly appreciated!
Cue ID - Maybe a Brunswick, Rich Q, or Adam Cue?
Replies & Comments
billiardsforum on 5/31/2021 5:04:41 AM
I have the Blue Book of Pool Cues, but it's 1000 pages long.
Help save time and let us know what your hunch is/was?
8BallNorm on 6/3/2021 10:28:30 AM
From the butt and windows, it resembles a Rich cue.
From the string inlay, a Brunswick cue.
Note the little circular windows with silver and red. I've seen them on a very old Meucci cue once.
I'm lost. Any help?
billiardsforum on 6/7/2021 4:24:08 AM
Yeah I certainly see the resemblance—especially to Brunswick and Rich cues—but I don't recognize it.
It'd be cool to see the full joint pin and insert separately if you have time to do a few quick photos.
8BallNorm on 6/9/2021 1:41:02 AM
Here is a photo of the joint:
Side view of joint:
billiardsforum on 6/15/2021 6:03:09 PM
It's been suggested by some folks I've shared photos with, that it's an inexpensive import cue, most likely from Taiwan in the 1970s or 1980s.
I have no thoughts on that one way or another, and have no supporting documentation to verify (or reject) those claims, but I wanted to pass along the info anyway.
8BallNorm on 6/15/2021 10:29:12 PM
It's disappointing if these opinions are accurate. If the cue is a cheap import from Taiwan I would expect to see more of them in the market. The woodwork appears to be more East-European.
Either way, it's one if my keepers. Is well balanced with a solid hit.
Thanks for your time, knowledge and wisdom.
Anyways, still very curious. If anyone has any further input in this piece, it will be greatly appreciated. Here are a few more photos.
Cue ID - Maybe a Brunswick, Rich Q, or Adam Cue?
- Title: Cue ID - Maybe a Brunswick, Rich Q, or Adam Cue?
- Author: 8BallNorm (Norman Bayona)
- Published: 5/30/2021 4:36:09 PM
- Last Updated: 9/1/2021 5:11:41 AM
- Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)