Balisword?

I find the seller name amusing. I've known grannies who packed guns, but never one who'd have a balisong sword custom made. :)
 
Gollnick has one of these - just for the "what the heck" factor....

Knifezilla.com has been known to sell them now and then - around $125 usually.

My guess is that az_granny is not a granny at all...has weapons in her other auctions too.

The auctions all have that "icky" feeling to them....you know, the feeling you get right after you realize you've been had.

:rolleyes:



:footinmou
 
does it have a clip to keep it safe and secure in your shirt pocket?
if the answer is no, than I dont want it!
 
Bought a balisong from this guy. After a month and it hadnt arrived, I got worried. Seller was up-front and sent another one. However, the day after he sent the other one, the first one arrive (took about 5 weeks after paying). The second one was nabbed by customs. Anyways, the seller is up-front, but the stuff is being shipped directly from the Philippines, which makes customs headaches a problem. 1 in 5 packages get searched, so youre risking a 1 in 5 chance for your stuff not to arrive. I know the seller will send another, but its kind of a hassle, not to mention getting your name in government files as a recepient of questionable goods. Would much prefer if he only put on auction stuff that was already in the US, instead putting customers through the customs hassle, particularly since he is located in the US. Anyways, as for the knife, they are low-end street stall knives, which is why they are so cheap. Not as good as the stuff straight from Bataangas. Fit and finish are well, what do you expect for those low prices. However, at least there isnt too much mark-up. Ive seen similar low-quality ones sell for 3 to 4 times as much. But the kicker is the shipping. Anyways, the safest way probably still for getting good quality Bataangas balisong, is probably still www.balisong.com They guarantee the arrival of their stuff (at least they used to), and they ship EMS and not freight, so it arrives faster. The one my room-mate ordered, is real nice. I do believe they can do special orders as well. The fit , finish, and over-all construction of their stuff is vastly superior, and deserving of what I would consider a good Bataangas balisong.
 
Thank you kindly for the information, Federico. Will bookmark the site and keep for a couple months down the road. I need a different toy.

Somehow I ended up buying two Tibetan Swords 9 days apart this month. How I did that I have no idea. :confused: Discretionary cash? More like no discretion whatsoever with my money. :o
 
Rusty said:
Discretionary cash? More like no discretion whatsoever with my money. :o
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More like you lived with the skins on the Rez for too long Bro.:rolleyes: :p ;) :D
Don't forget your nickname Coyote.:rolleyes:
 
Here is a picture of my Bali-sword which I posted recently on another part of Bladeforums:

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It's six feet overall, more than half of which is blade length. :cool:
 
and the knife (can it really be called that?) aint too bad neither.

Is there any historical record of these bali sword being used as a weapon, or are they mostly "giant knife" curios designed to draw folks to booths at Blade shows?

Keith
 
Ferrous, the pins on a balisword are too fragile for actual use. Even on the smaller variety, with a meager 1ft long blade, the pins will give if swung too vigorously. Giant blades, but normally the same size nails as on the practical variety are used to create the pins. Even with bigger pins, unless the handles are made much much much wider, they will snap. Anyways, the balisong in PI are not all too old, about 100 years give or take (despite propaganda and myth otherwise), and they really took off in popularity in the city, where the fancy city folk couldnt wear a respectable bolo like the farmers in the province, so had to wear puny smaller daggers. After the rise of popularity of balisong after WWII, one sees a noticable decline in gentlman's daggers being made worn mostly by the city folk. So in my own rambling way, I guess Im trying to say, there was/is no traditional use for baliswords, except to show off in a Crocodile Dundee sense. :confused: :eek: ;) :footinmou Anyways, in Krieger's bulletin of Philippine weaponry in the Smithsonian collection of Philippine weaponry, and other surveys of the archipelago's weapons, the kampilan remains the biggest sword, and the only true two handed sword in PI. Balisong are noticably not in the listing catalog, most of the weapons having been collected at the turn of the century, in early ethnographic surveys.
 
I missed your knowledge on things Filipino!

Kampila is a dedicated weapon, and big fer sher. Seen some big panabas as well, two handers, but they are more of a clearing tool with other applications. They are big and sturdy, tho.

Keith
 
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