Outlaw Break Cues bring the brand's hand-branded Western look to a dedicated break stick, built on a hardrock maple shaft with a brass insert, a piloted 5/16x18 joint, and a phenolic tip and ferrule. Quarter King carries three of them, the Iron Horse OLBK01, the FTW OLBK02, and the ash-forearm OLBK04, each named and branded individually rather than sold as one generic break cue. Two of the three offer adjustable weight bolts. Below we cover what that shaft, joint and tip spec actually change, the details on each model, and who tends to reach for a branded break cue like this.
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Outlaw organizes its cue line into a numbered Playing lineup, split into named collections like Cherry, Original, Thunder and Midnight, plus a separate Specialty section for cues built to do a job other than straight play. The OLBK01, OLBK02 and OLBK04 sit in that Specialty section as Outlaw's dedicated break cues, and Outlaw names each one individually on its own product pages, "Iron Horse" for the OLBK01, "FTW" for the OLBK02, and an ash-forearm build for the OLBK04, rather than folding all three into one generic break-cue listing.
Outlaw's whole catalog leans on a Western and biker-inspired design language, hand-branded forearm graphics burned in with a torch rather than printed or inlaid, and that same design approach carries through to the break cues. Where a lot of break cues in this price range use a plain stained forearm, all three Outlaw models carry a distinct branded design, an eagle, a barbed-wire motif, or the Iron Horse theme that gives the OLBK01 its name. Outlaw's own product naming for these three cues, Iron Horse, FTW and the ash barbed-wire build, borrows directly from biker and Western iconography, matching the branding on the rest of the Outlaw playing-cue catalog rather than treating the break cues as an afterthought with generic names.
All three Outlaw break cues use a 13mm phenolic tip and ferrule combination rather than the leather tip and separate ferrule found on Outlaw's numbered playing cues. Phenolic is a hard, layered resin, and cue makers reach for it on break cues specifically because it transfers more of a swing's force into the cue ball than a softer leather tip absorbs. AZBilliards threads comparing tips for breaking generally agree phenolic hits harder, though several posters note it holds only a light dusting of chalk and can be less forgiving than a softer tip on anything but a centered hit. For background on tip and ferrule terminology, see our glossary.
All three models run a 29 inch hardrock maple shaft with a 10 to 12 inch pro taper and a brass insert built into the joint end. A brass insert reinforces the wood right at the threaded connection, the single point on a cue that takes the most repeated stress from a hard break, and it is a detail Outlaw's numbered playing cues do not carry, reserved here for the cues built specifically to be swung at full power.
Rather than a plain 5/16x18 pin, all three Outlaw break cues use a piloted version of that same thread pattern, meaning a small guide pin keeps the two halves aligned as they thread together. A properly aligned joint matters more on a break cue than a playing cue, since even a slightly off-center joint face can throw off the direction of a full-power swing in a way it would barely register on a soft shot.
The three models split across two different wrap materials. The OLBK01 and OLBK04 both use a black stacked leather wrap, while the OLBK02 uses a textured rubber sport wrap instead. A leather wrap gives a slightly softer, more traditional grip feel, while a textured rubber wrap grips a sweaty hand more securely over a long session, a real tradeoff Outlaw addresses by simply offering both across its three break-cue models rather than picking one for the whole line.
The OLBK01 and OLBK02 both use a removable weight bolt system, letting a player adjust the cue's swing weight by swapping in a heavier or lighter bolt rather than being locked into one fixed weight from the factory. The OLBK04 does not offer this adjustment and ships at a single fixed weight instead. Weight preference on a break cue is genuinely split among players: threads on AZBilliards about break cue construction show some players favoring a heavier cue for more raw momentum through the cue ball, and others favoring a lighter cue they can swing faster with the same amount of effort, which is exactly the kind of personal preference an adjustable weight bolt is built to accommodate without buying multiple cues.
All three models finish with a stainless steel collar at the joint and a stainless steel butt plate etched with the Outlaw logo, hardware chosen for durability at the two points on the cue that see the most repeated contact, the joint face during assembly and disassembly and the butt end when the cue is set down or knocked against a table rail.
The OLBK01, Iron Horse, carries a brown stained maple forearm with an Iron Horse design branded by hand using a blowtorch, a stainless steel butt plate and collar, and a black stacked leather wrap. It comes in brown and tan colorways and offers four selectable weight options through its removable weight bolt. It runs about $270 and currently shows as out of stock.
The OLBK02, FTW, swaps to a cherry stained maple forearm and matching butt sleeve with an eagle design branded into the wood, paired with a textured rubber sport wrap rather than leather. It also offers four weight options through its own removable weight bolt, runs about $270, and currently shows as out of stock.
The OLBK04, Ash, is the odd one out in construction: its forearm is ash rather than maple, branded with an Outlaw logo and a barbed-wire design, and it uses an Elite-brand rubber bumper plug in place of the plain rubber bumper on the other two. It does not offer adjustable weights, comes only in grey and tan, and is priced about $270. It currently shows as out of stock as well.
All three Outlaw break cues use a piloted 5/16x18 joint and a 13.00mm classic wood shaft. Because the core thread pattern is the standard 5/16x18 spec, an Outlaw break-cue shaft will generally thread onto other 5/16x18 joints, though the piloted guide pin means it pairs most reliably with another piloted joint of the same type. Browse our full shafts selection for spares and replacements that share this fit.
A dedicated break cue exists to answer one specific problem: a hard break puts more stress on a tip, ferrule and joint than any other shot in the game, and most players would rather absorb that wear on an inexpensive dedicated stick than on the cue they use to actually run out. AZBilliards discussions of what separates a break cue's construction from a playing cue's repeatedly point to a stiffer shaft, a harder tip, and a joint built to survive repeated hard impact, and all three Outlaw models deliver that through their pro taper shaft, brass-insert joint end and phenolic tip. Beyond the raw function, a fair share of Outlaw's audience is buying into the branded Western aesthetic as much as the spec sheet, and a player who already owns an Outlaw playing cue in the Cherry or Original line may want a break cue that visually matches that same design language rather than a plain black stick from another brand. Players who want to fine-tune swing weight will find that option on the OLBK01 and OLBK02 but not the OLBK04, worth checking before choosing between the three. A league player who breaks with authority but plays the rest of the rack on a nicer cue is the clearest fit for any of the three, since all of them are priced to take the abuse that a $270 cue is built for rather than a cue meant to last a lifetime of gentle use.
Outlaw backs all three break cues with a one year manufacturer warranty covering defects in materials and construction, a step up from the shorter limited warranties on some of the other specialty break cues in our catalog. As with any dedicated break cue, expect the tip and ferrule to wear from normal use well before a warranty question would come up, since that wear is exactly what these cues are built to absorb instead of a player's primary shaft. None of the three ships with a joint protector, so a player who wants one for travel or storage should plan to add one separately. None of the three ships with a hard case either, so a two-piece or wider case built to fit alongside a playing cue is worth budgeting for at the same time. Registering a cue for warranty coverage is handled through the manufacturer directly rather than through us, so keep the original sales receipt on hand in case a claim ever needs to be filed.
For Outlaw's numbered Playing cues across the Cherry, Original, Thunder and Midnight collections, see the main Outlaw Cues category, and for every break, jump and playing cue we carry across every brand, browse Pool Cues.
Mainly the forearm branding and wrap. The OLBK01 Iron Horse and OLBK02 FTW use leather or rubber wraps with adjustable weight bolts, while the OLBK04 Ash has a fixed weight and a barbed-wire branded forearm.
A 13mm phenolic tip and ferrule combination, a hard combo that transfers more of a swing's force into the cue ball than the softer leather tip on Outlaw's playing cues.
A piloted 5/16x18 joint, the same core thread pattern as many entry-level cues but with a guide pin that keeps the two halves aligned as they thread together for a truer hit.
The OLBK01 and OLBK02 both use a removable weight bolt with four selectable weights. The OLBK04 ships at a single fixed weight and does not offer this adjustment.
Yes, Outlaw backs all three with a one year manufacturer warranty against defects in materials and construction. Tip and ferrule wear from normal break use is expected and not covered.
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