Handmade Butterfly knife
This is the full handmade shelf, 159 knives, and the widest price spread on the site: $109.45 at the entry end and $549.45 at the top.
Worth saying plainly, because it is the question we get most: the work does not get less hand-made as the price drops. A $109.45 high carbon balisong is forged, ground, fitted and tuned by the same smiths as a $500 Damascus one, and it will cut just as well.
What the money buys is material and hours. Damascus needs folding, drawing and etching before it is even a blade. Stag horn and figured hardwood cost several times what plain horn does and waste more in the fitting. The finishing pass runs longer. That is the whole difference, and anyone telling you the cheap end is machine-made is guessing.
127 of these are the core catalogue, $109.45 to $247.50, median $137.50. The other 32 are the Prime and custom line, $173.25 to $549.45, median $244.75. Every one ships with a fitted leather sheath and the option of an unsharpened trainer of the same model at the same price.
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Ahas Hand Forged D2 Steel Balisong Snake Blade Knife| Stag & Brass Engraved Bolsters Handle | Premium Butterfly Knife with Snake Shape Leather Sheath BF-149
Specifications
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Overall Length: 11.42 inches (29 cm)
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Blade Length: 5.51 inches (14 cm)
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Weight: 205 grams (7.23 oz)
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Blade Material: D2 Steel Snake KnifeHandle Material: Stag with Brass Engraved Bolsters Handle
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Sheath: Premium Leather
Personalise it: initials or short text engraving $19, custom logo engraving $29. Choose on this page before you add to cart. Free gift box included.
Alon Philippine Visayan Damascus Steel Blade Butterfly Balisong Knife USA Made Gift For Him With Beautiful Handle BF-123
Visayan smiths keep the profile long and the swedge clean, and the BF-123 follows it.
Blade Materials – Damascus, layers of high carbon steel forge-welded and folded
Handle Materials – Brass with black micarta
Overall Length – 29cm
Blade Length -14cm
Weight – 220g
Amihan Filipino Traditional Series D2 Steel Beautiful Butterfly Balisong Knife USA Made With Rose Wood Handle BF-99
Blade Materials – D2 Steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Rose Wood
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 200g
Anahaw Handmade D2 Steel Balisong Knife with Rosewood & Brass Bolsters Handle | Custom Butterfly Knife with Leather Sheath BF-131
Built for collectors and everyday-carry fans alike, the BF-131 combines a razor-sharp D2 blade with rosewood and brass for lasting durability.
Specifications:Overall Length: 29 cmBlade Length: 14 cmWeight: 205 gBlade Material: High-Performance D2 Tool SteelHandle Material: Rose Wood with Brass Bolsters Handle
Personalise it: initials or short text engraving $19, custom logo engraving $29. Choose on this page before you add to cart. Free gift box included.
Antelope Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Philippine Deer Horn Handle | 24cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-06

Handle Materials – Brass with Philippine Deer Horn Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight -250g
Apoy Handmade Balisong Kitchen Chef Knife | Forge Finished High Carbon Steel | Stag Handle with Leather Sheath BF-165
The black on this blade is not a coating. It is what the forge left behind, and we ground the edge bevel bright so you can see exactly where one ends and the other begins.
Blade Material – High Carbon Steel, forge finish with polished bevel
Handle Material – Stag with steel bolsters
Overall Length – 30.5 cm (12 in)
Blade Length – 18 cm (7 in)
Hardness – 58-60 HRC
Sheath – Fitted leather, included
Argentine Ant Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Stainless Steel and Carabao Horn Handle | 22cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-02
Blade Materials – 440c stainless Steel
Handle Materials – Stainless Steel with Carabao Horn Inserts
Overall Length – 22cm
Blade Length -11cm
Weight – 175g
Asian Palm Civet Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Carabao Horn Handle | 24cm Lightweight Flipper Gift | BF-08
The Asian Palm Civet lends its name to this balisong, built with corrosion-resistant 440c stainless steel and genuine carabao horn.
Blade Materials – 440c stainless steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Carabao Horn Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 165g
Aurochs Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Stainless Steel and Kamagong Wood Handle | 24cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-09
Blade Materials – 440c Stainless steel
Handle Materials – Stainless Steel with Kamagong Wood Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 175g
Baga Handmade Balisong Kitchen Chef Knife | Forge Finished High Carbon Steel | Stag Handle with Copper Bolsters and Leather Sheath BF-172
Same forged blade as the BF-165, but the bolsters are copper, and copper is the one metal on a knife that is supposed to change colour.
Blade Material – High Carbon Steel, forge finish with polished bevel
Handle Material – Stag with copper bolsters
Overall Length – 30.5 cm (12 in)
Blade Length – 18 cm (7 in)
Hardness – 58-60 HRC
Sheath – Fitted leather, included
Bagani Filipino Traditional D2 Steel Beautiful Dagger Blade Butterfly Balisong Knife USA Made Gift For Him With Rose Wood Handle BF-111
The Dagger Blade variant of our Filipino Traditional line adds a symmetrical double-edged profile to the same D2 steel, rosewood-handled build.
Blade Materials – D2 Tool Steel
Handle Materials – Brass with rose Wood
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 220g
Bagwis Filipino Traditional Series D2 Steel Beautiful Tanto Blade Butterfly Balisong Knife USA Made With Rose Wood Handle BF-100
A tanto point is a flat grind meeting a short angled tip, which makes it the sturdiest tip geometry in the traditional series.
Blade Materials – D2 Tool Steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Rose Wood
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 200g
Bagyo Handmade Karambit Balisong Butterfly Knife | Satin Polished High Carbon Steel | Buffalo Horn and Bone Handle with Brass Frame and Leather Sheath BF-181
Black horn and pale bone alternating down a brass channel, with a brass ring at the butt. This is the oldest way of building a balisong handle, put on the newest shape in the range.
Blade Material – High Carbon Steel, satin polished
Handle Material – Buffalo Horn with bone spacers in a brass frame, brass finger ring
Overall Length – 24 cm
Blade Length – 12 cm
Hardness – 58-60 HRC
Sheath – Fitted leather, included
Balete Philippine Visayan D2 Steel Blade Butterfly Balisong Knife USA Made Gift For Him With Stag Horn Handle BF-122
Collectors reach for the BF-122 because it is the real thing: handmade start to finish in the Visayan style, with Philippine stag horn on the handles.
Blade Materials – D2 Tool Steel
Handle Materials – Brass with stag horn
Overall Length – 29cm
Blade Length -14cm
Weight – 200g
Banded Sugar Ant Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Philippine Deer Horn Handle | 29cm Full Size Collector Gift | BF-04
Blade Materials – 440c Stainless Steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Philippine Deer Horn Inserts
Overall Length – 29cm
Blade Length -14cm
Weight -310g
Banog Handmade D2 Steel Balisong Knife with Eagle Shape Blade | Rosewood & Brass Bolsters Handle | Premium Butterfly Knife with Leather Sheath BF-133
The blade is cut to an eagle profile, and that is where the BF-133 takes its name - presence and precision in one handmade piece.
Specifications:Overall Length: 29 cmBlade Length: 14 cmWeight: 205 gBlade Material: High-Performance D2 Tool Steel Tanto BladeHandle Material: Rose Wood with Brass Bolsters Handle
Personalise it: initials or short text engraving $19, custom logo engraving $29. Choose on this page before you add to cart. Free gift box included.
Barb Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Kamagong Wood Handle | 24cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-10
Blade Materials – 440c Stainless Steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Kamagong Wood Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 195g
Barn Owl Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Kamagong Wood Handle | 24cm Lightweight Flipper Gift | BF-11
Blade Materials – 440c Stainless steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Kamagong Wood Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 165g
Batis Philippine Visayan Damascus Steel Blade Butterfly Balisong Knife USA Made Gift For Him With Beautiful Handle BF-127
The Visayan islands gave the balisong its second home, and the BF-127 is built to that regional read of the pattern - made entirely by hand.
Blade Materials – Damascus, layers of high carbon steel forge-welded and folded
Handle Materials – Brass with black micarta
Overall Length – 29cm
Blade Length -14cm
Weight – 220g
Bato Handmade Damascus Steel Balisong Knife| Micarta & Steel Engraved Bolsters Handle | Premium Butterfly Knife with Leather Sheath BF-146
Specifications:
Overall Length: 29 cm
Blade Length: 14 cm
Weight: 205 g
Blade Material: High-Performance Damascus Steel
Handle Material: Micarta with Steel Engraved Bolsters Handle
Personalise it: initials or short text engraving $19, custom logo engraving $29. Choose on this page before you add to cart. Free gift box included.
Bear Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Kamagong Wood Handle | 24cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-13
Blade Materials – 440c Stainless steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Kamagong Wood Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 175g
Beetle Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Kamagong Wood Handle | 24cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-14
A 175g 440c flipper with brass bolsters and kamagong inlays: the compact end of the Beetle line.
Blade Materials – 440c Stainless steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Kamagong Wood Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 175g
Bird Handmade 440C Stainless Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Bone Handle | 24cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-16
Blade Materials – 440c Stainless steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Bone Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight – 175g
Bituin Handmade D2 Steel Balisong Knife| Stag & Brass Bolsters Handle | Premium Butterfly Knife with Leather Sheath BF-159
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Overall Length: 22 cm
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Blade Length: 10 cm
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Blade Material: D2 SteelHandle Material: Stag & Brass Bolsters Handle
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Sheath: Premium Leather
Personalise it: initials or short text engraving $19, custom logo engraving $29. Choose on this page before you add to cart. Free gift box included.
About our balisongs
The balisong began in Batangas, in the Philippines, and every knife in this collection is made in that tradition. Our knives are made by Filipino artisans and metalworkers, many from families with generations of experience, now working in the United States.
Blades are ground in 440C stainless, D2 tool steel, VG10, high carbon and Damascus steel. Handles are fitted in kamagong ebony, carabao horn, Philippine deer horn and bone, and every knife ships with a fitted leather sheath. Both live blades and trainers are offered.
Before a knife leaves the bench it passes a four-step quality process: detailed hand inspection, smoothness and pivot testing, blade alignment checks, and durability and finish quality control. If a knife doesn't meet our standards, it never reaches our customers.
Most orders ship in 1 to 3 business days and arrive in 4 to 8 business days across the USA, or 8 to 14 business days internationally. Out of stock knives are handcrafted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, and every order ships worldwide with tracking.








