BF-53 Golden-Crowned Vg10 Original Filipino Balisong butterfly Knife
$135.06
The BF-53 Golden-Crowned takes a 12cm VG10 blade into a brass frame with kamagong inserts, at a steady 180g.
Blade Materials – Vg10 Super Steel
Handle Materials – Brass with Kamagong Wood Inserts
Overall Length – 24cm
Blade Length -12cm
Weight -180g
Hand-forged in the Batangas tradition
The balisong was born in Batangas, Philippines. Every knife in this catalogue is made by Filipino artisans and metalworkers, many from families with generations of experience, now working in the United States. Blades are ground from 440C stainless, D2 tool steel, VG10, high carbon and Damascus, and fitted to handles of kamagong ebony, carabao horn, Philippine deer horn and bone.
Checked four times
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.
Engraving available
Initials or short text $19 in the font you choose, a custom logo $29. Select it above Add to Cart and upload the logo file at checkout.
A sheath with every knife
Every knife includes a fitted leather sheath. Both live blades and trainers are offered, and every order ships worldwide with tracking.
Buying more than one?
Trade pricing starts at ten pieces and reaches 45% under retail at volume, with your logo on the bolster. See wholesale and bulk, or design one from scratch.
The golden-crowned flying fox is a Philippine endemic, and so is the balisong. The BF-53 keeps both traditions in one piece, local hardwood, local pattern, cut and fitted by hand in Batangas.
- Blade Materials – Vg10 Super Steel
- Handle Materials – Brass with Kamagong Wood Inserts
- Overall Length – 24cm
- Blade Length -12cm
- Weight -180g
VG10 is a high-end Japanese stainless steel, roughly 1% carbon, 1% molybdenum, 15% chromium, 0.2% vanadium and 1.5% cobalt. Those small alloy additions are what give it its edge retention, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, hardness and toughness. It is a strong choice for knives used in humid conditions and is very popular in Japan, including with Japanese fishermen.
Handmade in the Batangas tradition and shipped from the USA. Our knife care guide covers keeping the pivots smooth and the blade protected; the rest of the range sits in the collection.
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