The guy has a point. Classic weapons, gear or otherwise should be classic. That's what this server is about
: being classic. But as of right now I can only go by whats posted on this thread and not what I've seen. There is a chance that someone had this staff on live back in those days - due to some event or error. I'd personally like to see some proof that he has it/it was never ever dropped on live, which would seem hard to get.
edit: after some looking
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=586 )this link seems to say it did drop.