Covered under both a US and British patent issued to Cuthbert Butchart in 1926, this 7-piece shaft is made with a hickory core enclosed by lengthwise strips of greenheart (the dark stripes) and bamboo (the light stripes). According to his patent, Cuthbert's compound shaft could "be made more slender than the ordinary shaft of a golf stick and that consequently it will be subjected to less wind resistance than a shaft of larger cross sectional dimensions."

Produced and sold by the Butchart Nichols Company, these shafts are among the most attractive ever devised.

This entire mashie 7 iron is in wonderful original condition, including the leather wrapped grip.  Both the head and shaft are stamped BTN Butchart Nichols company.

For much more on these shafts and Cuthbert Butchart, see TCA2 v2 p646.