New, never played Joss. Gray stained maple forearm with 4 points with natural maple veneers. The butt of the cue is adorned with many maple and mother of pearl inlays. Stainless steel joint with a 5/16x14 pin. Black with white speck Irish linen wrap. Beautiful cue! butt: 16.1 oz shaft: 3.5 oz $849.00 shipped *Joss still makes their cues in the U.S. (Towson, Md) of quality materials. It's not unusual to find cues costing 3x or 4x more that don't even come close to a Joss in quality.