Do you carry yours??

Nope.. my girlfriend says it's "psycho" to carry a knife "that big" around with you all the time.. owell, it's a small price to pay - she's hot so I have to do what she says.
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I also like to carry my balis in my 3rd pocket, though I carry a bali in all but my back pockets. Only at home do I carry though.

Redwings Suck!!

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Cameron

"It takes a killer...to stop a killer"
 

True story.

My cousin Darrin was doing some xxx things in his car with his g/f and a cop showed up. For some reason he dedcided to search the car and found his Jag under the seat. It was just confiscated.

Another true story.

My buddy Speth walks around with a sword strapped to his back whenever we go walking at night. It's a 25" katana. We've never been stopped.

- D
 
Just yesterday night something interesting happened...

I was just getting out of work, as soon as i opened the door a pungent aroma squirmed its way up my nose. I knew this smell all too well, it was the scent of a burning house. My father is a firefighter and when i was younger he would let me sleep over when he was at work, and even come along on runs.
So, i followed my nose to an apartment building a block away, it was under renovation, nobody home. I heard the smake detector chirping from inside like a baby chick that fell out of its nest. I walked back to the dunkin donuts just across the alley and not suprisingly, there was half the local districs policeforce hanging out. Anyway, i told them there was a fire, showed them the building, they checked it out, called the fire department, and i sat there watching as three trucks pulled up and put out the fire. The owner thanked me for discovering the fire. By the time it was all over it was eleven thirty at night, and i was on my bike. So i was riding home and a squad pulls a U-turn as it passed me. They pulled up to me, and stepped out.

GET YOUR HANDS OUT OF YOUR POCKETS
(i had absent mindedly relaxed my hands into my pockets)
Keep your hands in the air.
Whats your name?
Where do you live?
Do you have some ID?
How old are you?
(He said the last thing as he was rummaging through my pockets, every muscle in my body tensed as he found my bali.)
Im 17 sir...
Oh, when we fist saw you we thought it was after curfew, sorry bout that.
He handed my stuff back, including my knife.
Can you do anything with that? Or do you just carry it to look cool?
I took it out and slowly opened it with both hands...
Cut the ****! (He was smiling) Show me some real stuff.
(I flipped it around a bit, nothing to fancy.)
To my suprise, he braught out a BM44 from his vest and flipped it around.

Dont worry bout the knife kid, i carry one myself.
With that they drove away and i sat stunned in a parking lot letting my mind absorb what had just happened.



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Cthulhu,

That story is really cool!
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Now I'm not so afraid to carry it anymore. But seriously, what are the chances that you'll stumble upon a balisong collecting cop?

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A real knife collector is always broke.
 
HOLY CRAP!! That is one awesome story. I have a cop friend whom I have been wanting to ask about balisongs. I hope somehow I can either get a permit (yeah right, I'm 16) or have his phone number as my permit.



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Cameron

"It takes a killer...to stop a killer"
 
Thanks to everyone who posted! Looks like this one has finally died.
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Cameron

"It takes a killer...to stop a killer"
 
No I don't. I don't even own one and have no reason or desire to get one. I place the balisong knife in a "non-tool" category. I really don't think that from a practical standpoint they are intended for much of anything than as a weapon or conversation piece (although - generally speaking any knife is better than none at all). It is a knife with a cutting edge.Good for sticking things. I can think of many other types of more useful everyday carry knives.

I know they are illegal to carry in some jurisdictions and probably illegal to possess in some. I personally would be hard pressed to come up with a legitimate reason to own one let alone carry one. I want a knife that is useful to me. But hey, to each their own. But then again I sometimes worry about the little pocketknife I carry.

I was once told by a cop in SC that the little Boy Scout type utility knife I was carrying in a belt pouch was a concealed deadly weapon (he saw it on my belt as he was exiting a store and I was entering and asked what it was - I told him). He then just turned around and left. I checked the state and local laws and found that it was a legal knife in that area - although again - as a cop he could consider just about anything a deadly weapon. - I still carry the knife in a belt pouch every day and have never been challenged about it again.

My advice is, leave the balisong at home. But again, to each their own.

 
On a play sense, the bali is just more fun then a simple lockback. On a utility sence, its equal in function to any single bladed knife of equal size and quality (you get a nice bali+nice lock back, crap=crap). Its not a swiss army knife, but most upper end folders are single bladed. On the safty side, I've slipped off of thum studs before, but never cut myself in utility openings on a bali. The lock up is also superior to liner locks, and several other common production lock types. But to each their own. Sound a bit like a troll, wandering to a bali forum and saying they suck. Funny though, preaching to the wrong crowd...
 
I USED to carry my BM-30S ALL the time. (except the airport, schools, etc)
I used to have it in a Buck Knife belt pouch (small one for the "Duke") It worked well as my daily user. I had it for years until one day all the stitching let go and now the BM-30s is missing.
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Thanks to Sniper I have a replacement but am afraid I may loose it.... Soooo until I can buy another one or 2 BM-30's it's not leaving the house!!! I *LOVE* the smaller BM-30 I even flip it out in restaurants to cut my steak. The smaller BM-30s is good for being less threatening

True story: This weekend at the Keene Motorcycle swap meet there was a guy selling autos... some good ones too (Boker + GT). The cops came over ant told him he had to hide his machete as it was to long or some such nonsense, but said nothing about the other stuff... go figure.
 
Nope. I don't carry mine. That would be a felony where I live. I normally carry a Benchmade or a Spyderco.



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K. Williams
Modern Arnis Student
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Well I'd be afraid to carry a bali more expensive than a jag (which is all I own at the moment). For a self defense/utility I wouldn't use a jag. Balis are cool but since good ones are so rare/expensive I think it's a good reason not to carry it. If you wanted one you could count on, it would be a BM42... But would you want to carry your BM42 around with you? Try explaining 'but its the best balisong made!' to a cop
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