Unless you are living in a cave somewhere you have heard that Benchmade (formerly Bali-Song and then Pacific Cutlery) is going to make a quality Balisong again. Check out www.benchmade.com for the details straight from the horses mouth.
They are requesting input on design features and blade styles and they are serious. They have immediately answered all my e-mails with sharp questions, showing they really are listening.
I dug out my old Pacific Cutlery catalog from the mid-80's when they were at their peak. At that time, in Balisong's they offered 26 blade shapes, in 2 lengths (4 or 5 inch), in 10 different steels including damascus. That's 520 blade possibilities! In handles they offered skeletonized aluminum, titanium or stainless steel in 3 different finishes, military (beadblast grey), satin and polished. In insert handles they had 31 different materials as well as engraving and scrimshaw. You also had a choice of latch or no latch. This makes so many choices my calculator choked!
Let them know what you want and you might just get it. As a favor to me mention a Kris bladed Balisong and a drone trainer. Please!
They are requesting input on design features and blade styles and they are serious. They have immediately answered all my e-mails with sharp questions, showing they really are listening.
I dug out my old Pacific Cutlery catalog from the mid-80's when they were at their peak. At that time, in Balisong's they offered 26 blade shapes, in 2 lengths (4 or 5 inch), in 10 different steels including damascus. That's 520 blade possibilities! In handles they offered skeletonized aluminum, titanium or stainless steel in 3 different finishes, military (beadblast grey), satin and polished. In insert handles they had 31 different materials as well as engraving and scrimshaw. You also had a choice of latch or no latch. This makes so many choices my calculator choked!
Let them know what you want and you might just get it. As a favor to me mention a Kris bladed Balisong and a drone trainer. Please!
