440C Stainless Steel Balisong Butterfly Knife – Cockroach, Kamagong Wood & Steel Handle | Authentic Filipino Balisong BF-25

Cockroach Balisong Butterfly Knife (BF-25)

Named for the most durable insect on the planet. Not elegant. Extremely hard to kill. The BF-25 cockroach balisong butterfly knife is hand-forged in 440C Stainless Steel on the traditional Batangas pattern in the Philippines, by smiths working the way balisongs have been made for generations.

Blade & Steel

Blade steel here is 440C stainless, the highest-carbon alloy in the 400 series and originally a bearing steel. Hardened to roughly 58–60 HRC, it holds a working edge well, resists rust in a way plain carbon steel never will, and is forgiving on a stone — which matters when you are flipping a knife daily rather than leaving it in a drawer.

Handle, Bolsters & Balance

The inserts are kamagong — Philippine ebony, one of the densest hardwoods in Southeast Asia and the traditional material for Batangas-made balisongs. It is heavy for wood, close to non-porous, and it darkens with handling, so the handles you carry for a year will not look like the handles you unboxed. The frame around them is stainless steel, which sets the knife’s weight and gives the inserts something rigid to sit in.

How It Flips

At 5.47 oz (155 g), this sits at the light end of the range. Light balisongs change direction fast — rollovers come round quicker, aerials need less wrist, and long practice sessions do not leave your forearm burning. It is the weight class most people learn on, and the one competitive flippers reach for when they are chaining tricks rather than showing a knife off.

Open, it measures in the compact-to-standard Batangas range — the size most Filipino makers settle on, and the size that suits the widest range of hands. Large enough to feel like a real knife, small enough to carry comfortably.

Specifications

Every knife is finished by hand, so dimensions and weight may vary by roughly 3–5%, and natural handle materials differ piece to piece. Yours will not be an exact twin of the photograph.

Who This Balisong Is For

The BF-25 suits anyone moving up from a mass-market balisong to a genuinely hand-made one. It is a working knife rather than a wall piece — it can be carried, flipped and sharpened — but the fit and the handle material make it a legitimate display piece too. If you are buying a gift, this is the price bracket where a balisong stops feeling like a novelty.

What’s Included

• 1 × Cockroach Balisong Butterfly Knife
• A handmade wooden presentation box is included with every order over $170.
• Care card with oiling and pivot-tuning notes

Care & Tuning

Wipe the blade dry after handling and put a drop of light oil on each pivot every few weeks. If the handles develop play, seat the knife closed and tighten the pivot screws a quarter turn at a time until the play disappears without the action binding. Zen pins and tang pins can be dressed with a fine file if the handles start to strike the blade — do this a few strokes at a time.

Live blade, sold to adults 18 and over. Customers are responsible for knowing and complying with the knife laws that apply where they live.

Frequently Asked Questions