Rare Vintage 1930 ' S Or Older Antique Jeweled Dragon Billiard Cue W/ 4 Gems
Item History & Price
COME ON PEOPLE, forget the historical antique cue. Just the 5 carats of gems are worth 2 or 3 times the listingprice. For all those who have been watching but not having strength to pull the trigger here is your last chance to walk away owning all stated within this listing at the crazy low price. Only if you watched and remember that low ball number that it's use on your offer is the only way I promise to accept. Any other offer price will be rejected and referred to c...urrent listing. At the low ball number you would be lucky to getthe least valued model of the poorest made generation McDermott that is missing all it's inlay and is so trueyou can only use it for ultra short jump shots with back spin or your regular quadruple combo shot. Why? Because when I get the 50 bucks for the 5 minute repair needed while it is being Pro Serviced. So, my Unc's old & ugly, amateur modified, cue that shoot's, so straight that your adversary only request you call the shots requiring at least two banks, even though, you both know Unc's old beater has yet to miss pocketing the shot even when called to an adjacent table.
At that time the old beater will be unlisted and taken home. For the next 20 to 30 years I will be the only one to get the enjoyment of beating on it. While from time to time it will remind me of it's days of unchallengedhustle in 1 dollar whorehouses and other days spent with friends in olive drab who often played as thoughthey could single handed save the world and worked as though there was never a thought of acceptinganything less. Soon every trace or memory of that attitude or bygone times will be relegated to electronic books or theancient ones that can only be read after an equal weight of dust is removed.
My Uncle brought this home during World War 2. He used it, nearly every day, right up to his last. He spent a year as a heavy equipment mechanic with the All Volunteer group in Burma, famously known as the Flying Tigers. By January, 1943 he had made it back to the United States and with him the cue stick came. I remember my grandmother telling me the story how my uncle had left the cue with her because only a week had gone by when he reenlisted in the Navy and back to war he went. Thank you for your time to read my listing.
Here are the facts as I know them and, that anyone interested should be aware of:AS THE PICTURES MAY SHOWBUTT, SHAFT, SOLID BRASS ACCESSORIES BULB WITH TIP HOLDER, AND TWO SOLID BRASS TIPS.1) Much of the finish has worn away from use.2) The butt and shaft are unbelievably straight but they do not screw together well. I have been told that the wood threads of the shaft need to be re-tapped or have a metal insert installed.3) The gold looking metal is solid brass4) Originally I had thought the gems were two rubies and two larger emeralds, I was only half right.5) The faceted gems are bonded to the wood thus not allowing for exact analysis or sized but I did take the cue to two different jewelers, here is what they said. Both red gems are unheated, untreated rubies. Weight is an estimate. Each oval ruby is right at one carat. Both jewelers agreed the green gems are not emeralds. One suggested that they were faceted Royal Jade. The other said they were faceted Egyptian Eucalyptus Agate. Both agreed they are a very high grade. Because of the unknown depth of the Marquis like cut, the estimate was 1.5 carats each. Neither jeweler would give an official written appraisal without removing the gemstones.6) Although the butt and shaft are very true, I have a hard time screwing them together.7) The cue tip is missing and needs a replacement. All other parts are included!8) Inside the brass nob at the end of the walking stick butt, you have a, built in, tip scuffer and a weight which holds one of the two brass tips. The other brass tip rides on the steel joint threads. The scuffer looks like it was made by pouring sand onto the molten brass.9) Cue Stick dimensions a) Walking stick length is 31.6 inches i.e. That is with brass bulb and brass tip installed b) Shaft length is 25.3 inches c) Shaft diameter at tip is .4140 inch d) Most wide shaft diameter is .8040 inch e) Cue butt front diameter is .8040 inch excluding brass tip f) Cue butt rear diameter is 1.3080 inches excluding brass bulb g) Brass bulb diameter is 1.5700 inches h) Overall weight is 19.5 oz i) Shaft weight is 2.6 oz j) Butt weight is 16.8 ozAny Questions cue stick related will be answered and posted within the listing as soon as possible!Another point a local billiards employee pointed out to me. I am assuming it is vintage 1930's because that would be it's earliest known point of origin, but it is possible that it could be more than a hundred years old. It was machined by hand and that from careful inspection, no noticeable seams or pour lines were found! I will ship worldwide to any location that can provide proof of delivery. The item is, warranted for authenticity under E-bay's new listing policy!
At that time the old beater will be unlisted and taken home. For the next 20 to 30 years I will be the only one to get the enjoyment of beating on it. While from time to time it will remind me of it's days of unchallengedhustle in 1 dollar whorehouses and other days spent with friends in olive drab who often played as thoughthey could single handed save the world and worked as though there was never a thought of acceptinganything less. Soon every trace or memory of that attitude or bygone times will be relegated to electronic books or theancient ones that can only be read after an equal weight of dust is removed.
My Uncle brought this home during World War 2. He used it, nearly every day, right up to his last. He spent a year as a heavy equipment mechanic with the All Volunteer group in Burma, famously known as the Flying Tigers. By January, 1943 he had made it back to the United States and with him the cue stick came. I remember my grandmother telling me the story how my uncle had left the cue with her because only a week had gone by when he reenlisted in the Navy and back to war he went. Thank you for your time to read my listing.
Here are the facts as I know them and, that anyone interested should be aware of:AS THE PICTURES MAY SHOWBUTT, SHAFT, SOLID BRASS ACCESSORIES BULB WITH TIP HOLDER, AND TWO SOLID BRASS TIPS.1) Much of the finish has worn away from use.2) The butt and shaft are unbelievably straight but they do not screw together well. I have been told that the wood threads of the shaft need to be re-tapped or have a metal insert installed.3) The gold looking metal is solid brass4) Originally I had thought the gems were two rubies and two larger emeralds, I was only half right.5) The faceted gems are bonded to the wood thus not allowing for exact analysis or sized but I did take the cue to two different jewelers, here is what they said. Both red gems are unheated, untreated rubies. Weight is an estimate. Each oval ruby is right at one carat. Both jewelers agreed the green gems are not emeralds. One suggested that they were faceted Royal Jade. The other said they were faceted Egyptian Eucalyptus Agate. Both agreed they are a very high grade. Because of the unknown depth of the Marquis like cut, the estimate was 1.5 carats each. Neither jeweler would give an official written appraisal without removing the gemstones.6) Although the butt and shaft are very true, I have a hard time screwing them together.7) The cue tip is missing and needs a replacement. All other parts are included!8) Inside the brass nob at the end of the walking stick butt, you have a, built in, tip scuffer and a weight which holds one of the two brass tips. The other brass tip rides on the steel joint threads. The scuffer looks like it was made by pouring sand onto the molten brass.9) Cue Stick dimensions a) Walking stick length is 31.6 inches i.e. That is with brass bulb and brass tip installed b) Shaft length is 25.3 inches c) Shaft diameter at tip is .4140 inch d) Most wide shaft diameter is .8040 inch e) Cue butt front diameter is .8040 inch excluding brass tip f) Cue butt rear diameter is 1.3080 inches excluding brass bulb g) Brass bulb diameter is 1.5700 inches h) Overall weight is 19.5 oz i) Shaft weight is 2.6 oz j) Butt weight is 16.8 ozAny Questions cue stick related will be answered and posted within the listing as soon as possible!Another point a local billiards employee pointed out to me. I am assuming it is vintage 1930's because that would be it's earliest known point of origin, but it is possible that it could be more than a hundred years old. It was machined by hand and that from careful inspection, no noticeable seams or pour lines were found! I will ship worldwide to any location that can provide proof of delivery. The item is, warranted for authenticity under E-bay's new listing policy!
