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Butterfly Knife and Balisong Knives


Butterfly knives are often known as balisongs.  Most people believe that the butterfly knife originated from the Philippines.  Butterfly knives are two handled knives which counter roatate around the tang so that when they are closed, the blade is concealed in the handle.  A competent user can get the blade of a butterfly knife out of the handles quickly through some very basic handle flips.  Our collection of cheap butterfly knives includes a large assortment of colors and sizes.  For a beginner, any size works, but a heavy handled balisong can hurt your hand.  It is usually best to start out with a lighter knife and then after achieving a reasonable skill level, you can come back and order another butterfly knife with a heavier handle.  Butterfly knives are a lot of fun.  Look through our selection and order one today!
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Stainless Steel Butterfly Knife, Clip Point Bradley Kimura II Butterfly Knife, PLN, BC5500-II Black Magic Butterfly Knife
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Stainless Steel Butterfly Knife, Clip Point Bradley Kimura II Butterfly Bali Flipper Knife, PLN, BC5500-II Black Magic Butterfly Knife
The Stainless Steel Butterfly knife is all stainless steel.  This knife comes with a clip point blade that has a plain edge.  Made with adjustable hex screws, the handles can easily be adjusted for tension--this gives you the ability to set the swing of the blade to how you like it.  It is never a bad idea to put a little Loc-Tite into the screws once you have them set to your liking.  The blade also has two tang pins which reduce wear and tear on the butterfly knife.  This is a great entry level butterfly knife.  The knife also comes with a nylon belt pouch. The Bradley Kimura II Butterfly knife has smooth action and great weight.  This USA made butterfly knife has a 14C28N stainless steel drop point blade with 410 stainless steel skeletonized handles.  At under $100.00, the Kimura II butterfly knife instantly puts all other butterfly knives on notice.  The handles are adjustable and the blade has two tangs pins that reduce wear and tear on the handles.  Locks up with a nice handle latch.  The Bradley Kimura II feels great. The Black Magic Butterfly Knife has extremely smooth action combined with a great weight.  This butterfly knife has torx screw construction and two tang pins to reduce wear and tear on the handles and give you all the control over the action speed.  Great smooth handles with a nice bevels on the handle sides to make it a good hold.  The blade is sharp and the all tactical look is great.  The handle latch is on the opposite side as a normal butterfly knife but overall this didn't detract from my ability to move this butterfly.
Terminator Butterfly Knife Side Open Butterfly Knife, Black Tactical Dark Ops Tanto Black Tactical Butterfly Knife
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Terminator Butterfly Knife Side Open Butterfly Knife, Black Tactical Dark Ops Tanto Black Tactical Butterfly Knife
The Terminator Butterfly knife has stainless steel handles and blade with three long punch outs along each handle and slight indentations on each side of each handle where these punch outs begin/end.  This allows you to get a great grip on the Terminator Butterfly knife and it makes for a lighter weight knife.  This butterfly knife is made with hex construction which allows for adjustable tension on the blade and handles.  This gives the experienced user greater control over their butterfly knife.  The Terminator Butterfly has fantastic weight and movement.  It also has two tang pins to reduce wear and tear on the handles.  Overall, this butterfly knife is one of our favorite value butterfly knives.  Smooth action and a great look combine for a fantastic value.  Add a Terminator butterfly knife to your cart today. The Side Open Butterfly Knife is a modified butterfly knife that opens from the sides.  Instead of holding the blade in a groove on the inside of each handle, the side open butterfly sandwiches the blade between the flat side of each wide handle.  This unique butterfly knife has a lock clip at the base of the handles that can lock it open or closed.  Nice smooth action and good solid construction combine to make a great new style butterfly knife. The Dark Ops Black Tactical Butterfly knife has smooth action, unique shape and an all black, tactical look and feel.  The tanto point blade has two tang posts to prevent excessive wear and tear on the all black handle.  The handle has rubberized handle scales.  This butterfly knife has a tip down belt clip that is removable.  Made with torx screw construction, the Dark Ops Black Tactical Butterfly knife is easy to adjust ot your perfect action.
Folding Dagger, Self Defense Knife Spyderco SzaboFly 106mm Butterfly Knife, (B03P) The Woody Butterfly Knife
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Folding Dagger, Self Defense Knife Spyderco SzaboFly 106mm Butterfly Knife, (B03P) The Woody Butterfly Knife
The Folding Dagger, Self Defense Knife is a unique cross between a butterfly knife and a manual folder.  When closed, this knife is about the size of a fat pen and can be carried in a pocket with or without the pocket clip.  To open, you open one side of the handle and then you fold the other side of the handle down over it.  When fully open, the folding dagger, self defense knife is the perfect dagger style knife.  When closed, the knife has a pyramid shape at one end that functions as a glass breaker. The Spyderco SzaboFly is made completely in the USA.  This great butterfly knife from Spyderco has smooth action and a unique shape.  The latch locks it closed only and the pocket clip is reversible. The Woody Butterfly knife has tactical black blade and handles with pakka wood scales.  With a curved handle, the Woody butterfly knife feels good in your hand.  Built with hex construction, the Woody can be adjusted to fit your tightness preferences.  Great weight and movement on this butterfly.  There are two tang pins that prevent wear and tear on the handles.  The Woody Butterfly knife is reminiscent of the old wood paneled wagons and is sure to please beginners and experts alike.
Camo Butterfly Knife Black Widow Butterfly Knife Discount Black Butterfly Knife
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Camo Butterfly Knife Black Widow Butterfly Knife Discount Black Butterfly Knife
The Camo Butterfly knife has stainless steel handles and blade that have a camouflage print.  The handle has an x and o pattern of grooves on it that add grip and texture for your hands.  The Camo butterfly knife is made with hex construction for adjustability.  Great weight and movement on this butterfly.  There are two tang pins that prevent wear and tear on the handles.  The Camo Butterfly knife is sure to please beginners and experts alike. The Black Widow Butterfly knife has tactical black stainless steel handles and blade.  The handle flares wide at the base for an extremely great look.  Plus, the flared shape makes it easier to hold onto the handles.  The handles also have a long punch out along the top and three slanted punch outs at the base.  The hex construction of the Black Widow Butterfly knife makes it really nice for expert butterfly'ers as it allows you to adjust the tension on the handles.  The tang also has two pins to prevent early wear and tear on the handles.  Great blade--get your Black Widow Butterfly knife and start the fun. The Discount Black Butterfly knife is an extremely well built butterfly knife with torx screws to adjust the tension.  Built with two pins to prevent excess wear on the handles, the discount black butterfly knife also has Morse Code handles (dots and dashes).  This butterfly knife has great action.  Smooth like silk, the discount butterfly knife is easily worth twice the price.  Get yours today and get tricking.
Urban Slash Butterfly Knife Black Rhino Butterfly Knife Bear & Son Black Butterfly Knife
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Urban Slash Butterfly Knife Black Rhino Butterfly Knife Bear & Son Black Butterfly Knife
The Urban Slash Butterfly Knife has a nearly perfect weight.  It is stainless steel construction with hex screw construction.  This allows for easy adjustment of the blade tension and for easy cleaning and maintenance of the knife.  The camo print on the handles and the blade make for a cool urban feel.  There are two tang pins--this means the handles don't hit each other which means less blade and handle wear.
The blade is a drop point style.  This is one excellent butterfly. 		The Black Rhino Butterfly knife has stainless steel handles and blade that are coated black.  The textured finish adds grip and character to this butterfly knife.  The handles have small decorative scallops up each side intermingled with silver drill points that give it a unique look and design.  Made with hex construction for adjustability, this butterfly knife is one of our favorites.  The black coated blade has a unique curve to it.  The handle also has two tang pegs that prevent unnecessary wear and tear on the handles.  Get your Rhino Butterfly today! This beautiful butterfly knife from Bear & Son features black die cast metal handles with slotted cut outs.  It is 5 1/8" inches closed and has nice smooth action.
Halo Butterfly Knife Rising Sun Butterfly Knife, Double Edged SpyderFly, Spyderco Butterfly Trainer 3", SmallFly Butterfly Trainer, B02TR
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Halo Butterfly Knife Rising Sun Butterfly Knife, Double Edged SpyderFly, Spyderco Butterfly Trainer 3
This aluminum handled butterfly knife has excellent action.  All black handle with glow in the dark rubberized inserts along the handles.  Very cool for night use. The Rising Sun Butterfly Knife is a most amazing butterfly knife.  It has a 440 Stainless steel blade, skeletonized handles, two tang buttons which reduce wear and tear on the handles, torx adjustment screws to adjust handle tension, and has a double sided blade.  Both sides of the blade are sharp!  This is not a bali-song for a beginner.  If you don't know what you are doing, you can cut yourself.  In the hands of a master butterflier, this knife is a beauty to behold.  The color goes from red at the tip of the blade to black in the middle of the knife and then back to red at the base of the handles. The SpyderFly Butterfly Trainer Knife from Spyderco weaves conventional balisong elements with the innovation you expect from Spyderco.  It has elongated handles which modifies the center of balance.  It creates a singular feeling of fluid and controlled equilibrium when you swing and manipulate it.  The SpyderFly has a 4-way positiond tip-upo clip and a spring loaded locking latch attached to either handle for lefties as well as righties.  Blade is 154CM stainless and is not sharp--this allows you to train with it and not cut your hands up.  The handle is made of Red G-10.
Silver Dragon Butterfly Knife "The Hobbit" Butterfly, Blue Bear & Son Clip Point Butterfly, Black
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Silver Dragon Butterfly Knife Bear & Son Clip Point Butterfly, Black
The Silver Dragon Butterfly Knife has great action.  Measuring in at 9" open, this butterfly knife weights 6.2 ounces.  Built with pin construction, it needs no constant adjustments.  The silver handles have a dragon down each side.  The stainless steel blade is part serrated and made in Taiwan.  This is a superb balisong knife. The Hobbit Butterfly. This is a Kriss Blade butterfly knife with blue handles.  The handles are aluminum with small holes drilled through for a lighter weight.  This butterfly has two tang pins to reduce the amount of handle banging.  It has a very smooth action.  One side of the Kriss blade is sharp.  Very good butterfly for the price.  Also comes with an ABS knife sheath. This beautiful butterfly knife from Bear & Son features a stainless steel tanto blade with black die cast skeletonized handles.  It is 5 inches closed and has nice smooth action.
The Transporter Butterfly, Outdoor The Transporter Butterfly, Galaxy The Transporter Butterfly, Brown
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The Transporter Butterfly, Outdoor The Transporter Butterfly, Galaxy The Transporter Butterfly, Brown
The Transporter Butterfly, Outdoor has an acrylic inlay on the handles.  This smooth butterfly has adjustable hex screws to loosen or tighten your knife as you use it.  This allows you to make sure it handles well over time.  The knife comes with a part serrated stainless steel blade.  It also has two blade pins, this means that as you use it, the handles wear less because they aren't always banging against each other.  The blade is 3.5 " and the knife is 9" open.  This knife also has a belt clip. The Transporter Butterfly, Galaxy has a black and white with gold accents acrylic inlay on the handles.  This smooth butterfly has adjustable hex screws to loosen or tighten your knife as you use it.  This allows you to make sure it handles well over time.  The knife comes with a part serrated stainless steel blade.  It also has two blade pins, this means that as you use it, the handles wear less because they aren't always banging against each other.  The blade is 3.5 " and the knife is 9" open.  This knife also has a belt clip. The Transporter Butterfly, Galaxy has a brown acrylic inlay on the handles.  This smooth butterfly has adjustable hex screws to loosen or tighten your knife as you use it.  This allows you to make sure it handles well over time.  The knife comes with a part serrated stainless steel blade.  It also has two blade pins, this means that as you use it, the handles wear less because they aren't always banging against each other.  The blade is 3.5 " and the knife is 9" open.  This knife also has a belt clip.
The Transporter Butterfly, Green The Transporter Butterfly, Amber Butterfly Trainer
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The Transporter Butterfly, Green The Transporter Butterfly, Amber Butterfly Trainer
The Transporter Butterfly, Green has a green acrylic inlay on the handles.  This smooth butterfly has adjustable hex screws to loosen or tighten your knife as you use it.  This allows you to make sure it handles well over time.  The knife comes with a part serrated stainless steel blade.  It also has two blade pins, this means that as you use it, the handles wear less because they aren't always banging against each other.  The blade is 3.5 " and the knife is 9" open.  This knife also has a belt clip. The Transporter Butterfly, Amber has a amber colored acrylic inlay on the handles.  This smooth butterfly has adjustable hex screws to loosen or tighten your knife as you use it.  This allows you to make sure it handles well over time.  The knife comes with a part serrated stainless steel blade.  It also has two blade pins, this means that as you use it, the handles wear less because they aren't always banging against each other.  The blade is 3.5 " and the knife is 9" open.  This knife also has a belt clip. This butterfly trainer is smooth.  You can train without cutting your fingers.  Have you been trying to learn a new trick but are concerned about excessive finger cuts, get this and train with it.  It has dull, thick edges that won't cut.  It is weighted similar to ogher butterfly knives of the same size and has a very smooth operation.  It is built very strong, you can put this sturdy mule through a lot of abuse and it will just keep on working.
The Transporter Butterfly, White The Transporter Butterfly, Black Bayonet Point Butterfly, Stainless
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The Transporter Butterfly, White The Transporter Butterfly, Black Bayonet Point Butterfly, Stainless
The Transporter Butterfly, White has a white acrylic inlay on the handles.  This smooth butterfly has adjustable hex screws to loosen or tighten your knife as you use it.  This allows you to make sure it handles well over time.  The knife comes with a part serrated stainless steel blade.  It also has two blade pins, this means that as you use it, the handles wear less because they aren't always banging against each other.  The blade is 3.5 " and the knife is 9" open.  This knife also has a belt clip. The Transporter Butterfly, White has a black acrylic inlay on the handles.  This smooth butterfly has adjustable hex screws to loosen or tighten your knife as you use it.  This allows you to make sure it handles well over time.  The knife comes with a part serrated stainless steel blade.  It also has two blade pins, this means that as you use it, the handles wear less because they aren't always banging against each other.  The blade is 3.5 " and the knife is 9" open.  This knife also has a belt clip. The Bayonet Point Butterfly has an extra wide blade in a bayonet shape.  It has two blade pegs which reduce wear and tear on the handles.  This smooth action butterfly has good movement.  This spectacular butterfly knife has torsion screws which allow you to tighten or loosen the blade--depending on your preference.  This knife also has a pocket clip and it comes with a nylon belt sheath.
   
 

CHOOSING A BUTTERFLY KNIFE


There are many factors to consider when choosing a butterfly knife.  Price, quality, materials, manufacturing company, style, design, features, and action on your butterfly knife are just a few of the factors you should consider.  If you are just getting started, it may be that you want to choose a butterfly knife in the under $50.00 price range.  If you are an experienced butterfly knife user or you just want to have the best, you should look at the butterfly knives in the upper price ranges.  
Next, you should consider what materials have been used to make the butterfly knife you are looking at.  As part of this process, you should understand that the higher priced butterfly knives will generally have better materials that are more durable and tougher all around. If you are looking for a butterfly knife that uses the highest quality materials around, you probably will look for a Spyderco, a Benchmade, or even a Bradley.  These companies use top quality materials and the workmanship on these production butterfly knives is top notch.
You may also consider the design and look of your butterfly knife.  Many of the high end butterfly knives are made with hex screws so you can adjust the tightness, or the action, of the blade.  This is a great feature.  Bear & Sons, a fantastic mid-level butterfly knife manufacturer, uses only pin construction.  These butterfly knives require less maintenance but are also less adjustable.
Finally, you should get a butterfly knife that has a look you like.  We offer a wide variety of butterfly knives here at BladeOps.  We sift through the huge variety of different brands, makes, and styles to bring you the best of every level butterfly knife on the market.

MANUFACTURERS



There are many different companies that manufacture butterfly knives. Some of these include Spyderco, Benchmade, Bear & Sons, Bradley, and many others.   There are several things to look for in a manufacturing company when you are getting ready to purchase a butterfly knife.
The first thing to consider is where the company is located.  Most of the companies that manufacture higher end butterfly knives are located in the US and have all of their production done here.  For instance, Spyderco knives makes a few really good butterfly knives.  They are located in Golden, CO.  Some of their great butterfly knives include the SpyderFly, the SmallFly, the SmallFly Trainer, and the SzaboFly.  Each one of these spectacular knives are made of high quality materials in a first class manufacturing facility.  
That leads us to the second thing to consider.  What materials and what manufacturing process does the company use.  Spyderco, Benchmade, and Bradley all use top notch materials and an impressive process to assemble them.  Bear & Sons also manufactures in the US but doesn't use quite as expensive materials in their knives.  This means a couple of things.  It means the knives they make are not as expensive.  Which can be a really good thing.  It also means they may not be quite as high of quality.  Some of the differences include the style of knife.  Bear & Sons butterfly knives are pin construction.  This means they don't have to be tightened and maintained as much.  It also means you don't quite have as much control over the tightness of the play in your butterfly knife.  There are good and bad to each style.
Finally, when purchasing a butterfly knife, it is a good thing to look at what type of warranty the manufacturer offers.  Some offer lifetime.  Others offer a much more limited type of warranty or no warranty at all.  Typically, the higher end butterfly knives have better and more inclusive warrantys and many of the entry level butterfly knives have no warranty at all.


HISTORY



Butterfly Knives have been around for quite some time. Sometimes referred to as a balisong, the very first recorded instance of a butterfly knife is in the 1710 French book, "Le Perret". In this book, there is an excellent description of a butterfly knife. The description claims that butterfly knives were developed in the late 1500's as utility knives. The belief is that from there it came into popular use in the Philippines from Spain (Spain governed the Philippines at this time). There are some who reject this history and claim that the balisong was used by the Filipino's back in 800 AD. They believe that it is the oldest weapon used in the Filipino fighting style, Eskrima. The balisong became very popular in the United States during WWII. Many of the soldiers who fought in the Pacific were introduced to the butterfly knife and brought them home as souvenirs. At this time, most of the butterfly knives were made by hand. Many of them had non-symmetrical steel blades with the blade formed right up to the handle. Regardless of where butterfly knives actually originated, there popularity continues to grow here in the United States. They are extremely versatile knives that can be carried safely in your pocket because of the way the handles close right over the blade.

HOW TO CARE FOR A BUTTERFLY KNIFE


Taking care of a butterfly knife is relatively similar to taking care of any other knife.  Like all knives, caution should be exercised whenever working on or working with a butterfly knife.  There are two main types of maintenance you will want to do with your butterfly knife.  The first is preventative maintenance.  The second is sharpening and long term care.  
Preventative maintenance is easy to perform and yet vital to maintaining a safe and functional butterfly knife.  Each time you begin to practice with your butterfly knife, you should check the pins or screws that hold the blade to the handles.  You should make sure the pins aren't cracked in any way or becoming excessively loose.  If you have a hex screw (or any type of screw) construction butterfly knife, you should inspect the screws to make sure they aren't loose.  Over time, any type of screw construction butterfly knife will become loose.  Make sure to tighten these screws down from time to time.  If you prefer, you can put a little loc-tite in the screws to keep them from loosening as often.  It is still critical to check them occasionally to make sure the loc-tite hasn't broken down for some reason or other.  Next, you should also check the blade to make sure it is sharp.  If it isn't, sharpen your blade.  Finally, you should check the handles and all other parts for any cracks or bends.  If your butterfly knife develops any cracks or is bent, you should quit using it immediately until you can get it fixed or replaced.  A butterfly knife isn't a toy and could really hurt you if you don't maintain it properly.  Check your butterfly knife every time you use it and it will last for a long time--and more importantly, you will be much safer.
If you need to do any long term care (I term this anything that requires you to take apart your butterfly knife) on your balisong, then do it with care.  Take each part off and set it to one side.  As you do so, check each part and all the screws for any cracks or excessive wear and tear.  If you are taking your knife apart to sharpen the blade, then sharpen the blade as you would any other knife.  Then put it all back together.  If you are going to replace a part on your butterfly knife, make sure the new part is the correct replacement part.