Antique Vintage Hickory Shaft BV Mallet Putter Cocobolo Shaft Just Collection

As many of you who are active in hickory golf already know our good friend Mike Just, the owner of Louisville Golf, passed away recently after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mike was a talented craftsman when it came to working with wood and working on clubs. Mike also played in numerous hickory events including pre 1900 gutty ball events and post 1900 hickory events. He carried on his personal life and his business “In The Spirit of the Game”. While not a huge collector of antique clubs, Mike enjoyed clubs from his home town of Louisville, Ky. Mike’s family recently entrusted me with his collection and I will offering it on eBay in the coming weeks. There should be a little something for hickory players and collectors alike so please check back often. This item is a right handed hickory shaft 35" steel headed mallet putter. It is the Louisville Golf replica of the Brown Vardon putter. Made in softer carbon steel that will get an aged patina to it versus the more common stainless steel version. The head is in very good used condition. Please look at the zoom pictures as they should accurately represent the condition. The shaft is what makes this putter so unusual. While the Louisville Golf BV Model is a production putter it comes with a hickory shaft. Mike Just, being a wood craftsman, occasionally experimented using different types of wood for his clubs. I believe the shaft on this club is made from exotic cocobolo wood. This putter is much heavier than the normal hickory shafted putter because the cocobolo wood weighs much more than hickory. The swingweight is still a heavy E 3 but the total weight is almost 20 ounces. This putter really glides with a slow smooth stroke. The shaft is straight, I see no cracks and it is tight at the hosel. The grip is a newer long leather wrap. The shaft also has an interesting stamping on it. Mike did use this putter for play sometimes and I don't believe he made very many of them if any more than this one. Great player with some sentimental history as well.    Shipping in the US is calculated for this item and based on a 3 pound box. The closer you are to me in NC (27712 zip) the less shipping will be. This is the way the carriers work and unfortunately it has become more expensive recently. On top of that, most buyers don't realize that eBay and Paypal take almost 15% of what I receive as stated shipping. International shipping will be calculated via Priority Mail and also based on a 3 pound box. It will vary by destination but will be much higher. In accordance with the current Ebay policy I am only allowed to state that I accept payment via Paypal. NC residents must add 7.5% sales tax.