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Butterfly Knives History

Have you ever heard of butterfly knives? Butterfly knives are also known as balisongs and Batangas knives. They are small knives, small enough to be carried on one’s person, and they have a blade that can be safely tucked into the handle. When tucked into the handle of the knife, the blade is completely concealed and safe. The blade can rotate easily back and forth between being out and being concealed within the handle. People who own butterfly knives often practice this action until they can do it quickly with one hand. It is believed that the creation and use of butterfly knives began many years ago in the Philippines, and they have subsequently become more popular across the rest of the world.

A butterfly knife can be quite simple and only for function, or it can be intricately decorated and beautiful. Those who carry a butterfly knife often do so for the convenience of having a sharp knife on their person, but they can also be used for self-defense and other violent activities. For this reason, they are not legal everywhere. For instance, in California, butterfly knives are considered switchblades, and switchblades with blades longer than two inches are illegal to carry in public as well as sell.

Butterfly knives can be a quite convenient tool to have. If you’re thinking about purchasing a butterfly knife, be sure to check into your state or country’s specific knife laws. Once you have ascertained their legality, you can begin shopping. There are many websites that sell a wide variety of butterfly knives. How fancy of a knife you want or how much you want to spend is totally up to you, as you can find online butterfly knives ranging from extremely simple and quite cheap (but still functional), to complex, ornate, and quite expensive.

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