Is this an authentic Robert Osborne blackplate?

[Kevinyao]

Recently My fri got a blackplate Robert Osborne.However I am not sure the cue is made by Robert or not...
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[Kevinyao]

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[grimreaper]

I believe his black plate cues have a number on the badge as well as his name.

[RogiBear]

The badge looks ok to me. It's the new ones that have a number

[Kevinyao]

Many of my fri have seen badges with no serial no. on his early blackplates.So this time Im a little bit confused.

[thai_son22]

How old is the cue? You should send Robert an email and attach a couple pictures. He can tell you.

[Kevinyao]

Ive already sent him an email but he did not answer me.

[Kevinyao]

Maybe 10to15 yrs I guess……

[thai_son22]

He isn't at the workshop on Sundays so give him a few days. He will reply. I speak to him quite regularly recently so no worries there.

[Kevinyao]

The thing I worry is that he is not willing to answer this type of question……

[DeanH]

Is this an authentic Robert Osborne blackplate?

he has in the past, case by case I think
Let us know what he says

[Kevinyao]

Waiting now……

[justf]

I have a similar badge on my Osborne cue I think its the original badges he used before green, red and black plates introduced.
If you go to his web site his black plate there has a number.
Exquisite cues did the same thing a while back and I've same original plate cue.

[Kevinyao]

Any pictures？

[achilles_btk]

Hi there, I have the same cue with the same batch . It is around 10/13 years. I confirmed with Robert Osborne that his black plate cues then didn't have a serial number at the time