Balisong or butterly knife

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Balisong or butterly knife

Post by hunterjack » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:08 pm

I have a few questions regarding these knives. most of you would be fimiliar with them as they are show in alot of movies including our very own bollywood.

1)are these knives legal in India? Because in some countries like Australia, Germany and some states in america it is illegal to have them.
2) if they are legal where can i get them in mumbai?
3)any other info is highly appreciated about these knives the history, best butterfly knives, tricks etc.

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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by thomast1 » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:28 pm

to answer the questions,
1) length of knife has to comply with Indian law, anything less than 10 inches wouldnt attract much trouble. balisong as such is not banned in India.
2) not sure, will wait for someone there to respond. Most would be cheap Chinese imports, watchout for the star screws holding the blade and buy only in pairs.. else it might be heartbreak by day end, especially if you are
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some tricks!!!
3) lot of online reads, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balisong_(knife) and if it about tricks, go to video heaven youtube. a lot of tutiorials are avaialble there.

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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by Subal das » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:58 pm

you will have a lot fun with balisong knife, but as practical tool it cant stand near any modern fast opening folder, like m16 or more costly zero tollerance or emerson wave knives
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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by Ramandeep » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:17 am

hunterjack wrote:I have a few questions regarding these knives. most of you would be fimiliar with them as they are show in alot of movies including our very own bollywood.

1)are these knives legal in India? Because in some countries like Australia, Germany and some states in america it is illegal to have them.
2) if they are legal where can i get them in mumbai?
3)any other info is highly appreciated about these knives the history, best butterfly knives, tricks etc.

Mods if similar thread exist im sorry please merge this thread with the existing or post a link and close this thread.

thanks in advance
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In mumbai i've seen them being sold at Hira Panna market opp Haji Ali
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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by sudesh » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:29 am

hunterjack wrote: 2) if they are legal where can i get them in mumbai?

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Sure you can get one from M.Saleh and Co 337, Abdul Rehman Street Mumbai 400003. Tel (Shop) - +91-22-23427176
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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by marksman » Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:13 am

Sudesh,
Balisong knives if well made are pretty sturdy. They are usually designed to cut and slash and for light to medium daily chores. The only weak spot I believe is the places where the knife blade is riveted to the handle. I have a German made Balisong ,a thing of beauty made by "KLASS" cutlury called "Dragon Claw". M.Saleh does not sell Balisong knife, in fact what they sell is a knife patented by Cold Steel called "Triple Action". It's a design where the blade gets totally encased in the two piece handle and needs different kind of manipulation to open it which is not very unlike a Balisong but indeed very intriguing never the less.
I have one bought from him.Worth a Dekho if they still have it in stock.
BTW, they are the official agents for Cold Steel products in Mumbai.
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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by sudesh » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:15 am

The balisong knife I bought from M Saleh. is the same as shown in this pic >>>>
Bali-Song.jpg
Cannot upload the original pic as i have kept the knife on my farm house.
On its blade it is written Made in Spain. Ninja .
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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by Moin. » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:04 am

I picked up a chinese one from Hira Panna for INR 500. Pretty decent. Will try and post the pic.

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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by Rajat » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:13 pm

Just a note: The most probable theory about origin of the Balisong states that it dates back to the 800's (AD) as a Filipino martial arts weapon and the most interesting part is that Benchmade (the huge US knife maker) has got rights on the name as they have registered and use the name "Bali-Song" for their balisong knives .

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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by Subal das » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:40 pm

there is one old video tape Mastering Balisong knife, made by Janich, he made new version in 2007 also, he shows how to open balisong for different grips and how to open it in real live confrontation. must see if you are interested in learning how to use that knife.
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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by hunterjack » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:45 pm

thank you all for your input.
@marksman you have a german balisong ?? kewl man can you please post a pic of it.
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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by dr.jayakumar » Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:06 pm

hunterjack wrote:I have a few questions regarding these knives. most of you would be fimiliar with them as they are show in alot of movies including our very own bollywood.

1)are these knives legal in India? Because in some countries like Australia, Germany and some states in america it is illegal to have them.
2) if they are legal where can i get them in mumbai?
3)any other info is highly appreciated about these knives the history, best butterfly knives, tricks etc.

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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by rathinaraj » Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:13 pm

Is there any site available to brought that online

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Re: Balisong or butterly knife

Post by rathinaraj » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:03 pm

Is there any other sites for that

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