EXTREMELY RARE 1976 MEUCCI MO-9 CUE WITH ELEPHANT SCENE Start Price USD 2,600.00 Current Price USD 2,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, December 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Location USA See more about 'EXTREMELY RARE 1976 MEUCCI MO-9 CUE WITH ELEPHANT SCENE' Description THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY "MEUCCI ORIGINALS" CUE - IN FACT, IT IS TRULY A "ONE OF A KIND" CUE - THIS IS THE ONLY ONE LIKE IT. THIS WAS MY FIRST MEUCCI CUE, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW, BACK IN 1976, AND I WAS GIVEN THE 1976 MEUCCI "REVOLUTION" BROCHURE ALONG WITH IT (WISH I STILL HAD THAT BROCHURE TODAY!). THIS CUE IS PICTURED/LISTED IN THAT BROCHURE, AND THE CAPTION UNDER THE PHOTO OF THIS CUE, IS PRINTED: "NOT AVAILABLE", WITH A BIG RED "X" PRINTED OVER THE MODEL #. SO EVEN AS THIS CUE APPEARED IN THIS 1976 ERA BROCHURE, IT REALLY WAS NOT FOR SALE, AND THE BROCHURE WAS EVEN PRINTED UP WITH THIS CUE BEING "NOT AVAILABLE", SO IT'S AN EXTREMELY RARE CUE FOR THAT REASON ALONE. TO MAKE THIS CUE EVEN MORE RARE - ONE OF A KIND - IT HAS THE BUTT CAP HAND ENGRAVED (YES, HAND CUT (ENGRAVED), NOT HAND SCRATCHED (SCRIMSHAWED) WITH AN ELEPHANT SCENE. THERE IS A MOTHER ELEPHANT SHOWN "TAILING" HER BABY ELEPHANT, WITH THE BACKGROUND OF A LANDSCAPE, AND A PARROT IN A TREE SHOWN AS WELL. THIS ENGRAVING WAS DONE IN LATE 1976 BY MYSELF, SO I KNOW THIS CUE IS NOT DUPLICATED, BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY ONE I DID. I SPENT 25 YEARS AS AN ENGRAVER DURING THIS TIME, AND HAVE KEPT THIS CUE EVER SINCE. THERE IS ROLL OUT WHEN THE CUE IS ROLLED - NEVERTHELESS, THIS RARE CUE IS A WELCOME ADDITION TO ANY SERIOUS MEUCCI COLLECTION. THE CUE STILL HAS IT'S ORIGINAL BLACK PIGSKIN LEATHER WRAP IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FOREARM HAS FOUR POINTS OF MAPLE WITH VENEERS INTO WHAT I THINK IS BUBINGA WOOD. THE BUTT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. USED BUT NOT ABUSED. THE FINISH HAS YELLOWED OVER THE YEARS. I USED THIS CUE SHOOTING IN LEAGUES IN THE LATE '70'S & EIGHTIES, AND THE SHAFT DOES NOT HAVE IT'S ORIGINAL MEUCCI FERRULE, AND THE SHAFT JOINT COLLAR HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL CRACKS. THE BUTT JOINT COLLAR HAS NO CRACKS. THIS CUE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE FOR THE PAST 25+ YEARS, AND NOW IT'S TIME TO PASS IT ALONG TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO WILL APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S IT - THE ONLY ONE THERE IS. TRULY A PIECE OF MEUCCI HISTORY. SHIPPING, HANDLING & INSURANCE IS $35. ALL SALES FINAL, WITH NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS!  I SHIP TO THE USA ONLY! I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. "IMMEDIATE PAYMENT" VIA PAY PAL! SEE SELLER'S OTHER ITEMS FOR BLACK SUEDE IT'S GEORGE CUE CASE! Place a Bid!