Handmade D2 Steel Balisong Double Edge Knife| Rosewood & Brass Bolsters Handle | Premium Butterfly Knife with Leather Sheath BF-137

The BF-137 is a double edge D2 blade in rosewood and brass. Rather than repeat the steel talk you can read on any page here, this one is about the latch, which is the part of a balisong that gets the least attention and causes the most complaints.

What the latch is actually doing

The latch is the small catch that holds the handles together. Closed, it stops the knife opening in a pocket. Open, it stops the handles flapping while you flip. It is a tiny piece of metal doing two contradictory jobs and it is the single most common thing people get annoyed by.

The three things people complain about

• Latch rattle. The latch taps against the handle during a flip and clicks. Some flippers hate it. It is not damage and it is not loose construction. It is a hinged part swinging.
• Latch bite. The latch catches the web of your hand during a rollover. This is a technique issue far more often than a knife issue, and it stops once your grip settles.
• Too tight or too loose. A new latch is usually slightly stiff. It loosens with use, and it should. If it is loose out of the box, tell us.

What you can do about it

If the rattle bothers you, a small piece of tape inside the handle channel silences it and takes ten seconds. Flippers have been doing this for decades and there is no shame in it.

If the latch bites, change your grip before you change the knife. Nine times out of ten the fix is your hand position and not the hardware.

Why we do not just leave the latch off

Some modern balisongs skip it. We keep it because this is a Batangas pattern and the latch is part of that pattern, and because a knife with two sharpened edges and no latch is a knife that can open in a bag. On a double edge in particular, we are not doing that.

The rest of this D2 balisong

D2 tool steel at 58-60 HRC, sharpened on both sides. Rosewood panels between brass bolsters, 29cm open, 205g. The wood goes darker with handling, the brass goes duller and warmer, and neither of those is a defect. It ships with a fitted leather sheath, and you can order it as a trainer instead, which on a double edge you probably should.

Who this is for

Somebody comfortable with a double edge who wants the traditional pattern rather than a stripped-down modern one. It is priced with the rest of this line, and the price reflects the hours in the handle work rather than anything exotic in the steel.

Specifications: D2 double edge, rosewood handle

Included with this D2 balisong

The knife itself, hand sharpened and hand tuned. A fitted leather sheath made for this frame. A gift box, included as standard.

And a trainer version if you choose it above Add to Cart, matched to this knife in size and weight but with no edge on it. Take it. Learning on a sharp knife is how people end up in the emergency room with a story.

Engraving, if you want it: $19 for initials or short text, $29 for a custom logo. Choose before you add to cart. Free shipping in the United States, flat $49 worldwide.