Mayfly Handmade High Carbon Steel Original Filipino Balisong Butterfly Knife with Brass and Kamagong Wood Handle | 24cm EDC Flipper Gift for Him | BF-76

The BF-76 Mayfly is a 24cm high carbon balisong, 12cm blade, 180g, brass and kamagong. Two things on this page: where this knife sits in our high carbon range, and the law, which we are going to handle plainly and without jokes.

The whole high carbon run, priced

Every knife below is 24cm open with a 12cm blade at 180g, in plain carbon steel at 58-60 HRC, with brass bolsters and kamagong inserts unless noted. The prices differ on hand work, finishing time and how many were in the run. Nothing on that list cuts better than anything else on it.

If you are buying your first one, buy the BF-63 at the top of that table and spend the difference on nothing. If a particular handle contour suits your hand better, buy that one. Those are the only two good reasons.

The law, and we are going to be direct about it

Balisong legality varies by country and by US state, and in many places it distinguishes between owning one and carrying one. Those are separate questions with separate answers and people conflate them constantly.

Most of the “knife laws by state” pages on the internet are copies of a copy, several years out of date, written by somebody who has never read a statute. Some of them are wrong in ways that could cost you a great deal. We are not going to add another one, and we are not going to tell you what the rule is where you live, because we do not know and getting it wrong would be worse than saying nothing.

What we will tell you:

• Check the current statute for your own state or country, from an official source, before you order.
• Check it again before you carry, because possession and carry are frequently governed differently.
• Age restrictions apply in most places and we comply with them.
• We ship what is legal for us to ship. The rule that applies at your address is yours to know, not the courier’s and not ours.
• If you are unsure, a trainer with no edge ground on it is a different legal question in a number of jurisdictions. It is still worth checking rather than assuming.

Safety, briefly and seriously

Buy the trainer first if you are new. A 12cm edge passing your knuckles while your timing is still guesswork is the one avoidable risk in this hobby, and it costs nothing to avoid it because the trainer is.

Learn over something soft. Stop when you are tired, because almost every bad drop happens in the last ten minutes of a session. And never try to catch a falling balisong. Let it hit the floor. The floor recovers and your hand takes longer.

The high carbon steel and the frame on this dagger balisong

Plain carbon steel: iron, about one percent carbon, essentially no chromium, heat treated to 58-60 HRC. Finest edge we grind, comes back on any stone in minutes, and it rusts if left wet, so wipe the blade dry when you put it down.

Twenty-four centimetres at 180g, brass with kamagong. Kamagong is Philippine ebony and needs nothing from you. The brass will darken to brown, which is normal.

Ordering this high carbon butterfly knife

Trainer option above Add to Cart at the same price. A fitted leather sheath is included. Free US shipping, flat $49 to anywhere else for the entire order.

The Mayfly is built around high carbon steel and a brass and kamagong wood handle, finished at 24cm for a grip that suits everyday carry. If you want to compare handle materials across the shop before deciding, our guide to balisong handle materials covers what brass, horn and the different woods each bring to grip and upkeep. It sits inside the rest of our high carbon steel balisongs, and if the Millipede catches your eye too, the Millipede high carbon balisong shares the same build philosophy.