FS Extremely rare BM 43-401 Balisong

[geagle]

Hi everyone, I’ve become less interested in knives in the last few years, so here’s a leftover piece from some rare production pieces that I previously posted that I'm willing to part with. All pieces were acquired around 2005-2012, and were safe queens for me, never carried, sharpened etc (the BM 43-401 -this piece- was acquired second hand, still looks to my eyes to have never been sharpened, flipped etc by original owner either). I’m based in Italy, so that’s where I will be shipping things from, and payment through Paypal (PP) is fine. All prices are total prices for the buyer, they are inclusive of shipping through FedEx or other equivalent wherever you live, and already cover PP fees (=PP G&S is fine). I am not interested in trades. I can definitely provide additional pictures if requested.

This thread is a repost of another thread I originally posted on 2/16, 3/17, 04/04 and 04/20/2025with only the 1 piece still available showing, and a further price reduction

I also have quite a few customs for sale in the Customs for sale subforum, you can find links in my signature

 

[geagle]

Benchmade BM 43-401 Hi-H Ltd Ed Balisong. Fewer than 100 were made in 2005 (possibly 93? I heard 95 were made, but 2 were damaged during assembly and without any extra parts they had to be scrapped) - this is #50. This balisong features an absolutely GORGEOUS high hollow ground Bowie blade and milled leftover Model 45 stainless steel handles that were cut down to be latchless. The Imada high hollow blade, in S30V, has an extremely deep hollow grind, a crowned spine, and a ridiculously pointy tip. Well-known sheath maker Armoral Leather (Dwayne Puckett a.k.a. Leatherman) designed a one-of-a-kind custom leather sheath for this run that comes with the knife. It is the first latchless balisong to come out of the BM shop since the custom days, quite a feat considering that BM had announced that it would not release any more latchless balisongs due to legal issues. Comes with the original leather sheath, box, and papers. Got this 2nd hand, but it was LNIB then, and it’s still in excellent/near mint condition now. SOLD, includes PP fees and shipment through FedEx or other equivalent

 

[geagle]

2 more pics of the BM 43-401 - tried to shine the light in a couple of different ways to show better the high hollow grind

 

[geagle]

Adding a current (baddish, phone) pic with date of thread, per new rules

 

[geagle]

BM 43-401 is SOLD