Description
Bone-scaled Damascus balisong with copper-toned engraved bolsters, set stone accents and a long, narrow blade drawn to a fine point.
| Overall length | 8 inches |
| Blade length | 3.5 inches |
| Handle length | 4.5 inches |
| Steel | 1095 + 15N20 Damascus, 352 layers |
| Hardness | 58–60 HRC, oil tempered |
| Weight | 7.23 oz |
| Handle | Brass Engraved With Camel Bone Handle |
Its natural owner: someone buying a gift they want opened slowly, or a collector filling the ornate end of a shelf that already has plenty of working steel on it.
The blade shape is the unusual part
Most balisongs get a broad spear or a clip. This one is drawn long and narrow, 3.5 inches of blade running out of an eight-inch knife, which puts more of the total length into the handles than usual. The effect is a knife that feels handle-heavy in the closed position and balances noticeably forward the moment it opens. Flippers describe that as a knife that tells you where it is, and it is the reason a narrow blade suits practice better than its delicate looks suggest. The pattern runs as tight parallel waves down the flat, ending in a long clean point that has no swedge to interrupt it.
Bone and engraved bolsters
The scales are bone, pale and slightly translucent at the edges where they thin, with visible natural grain that no two pieces share. They are pinned and framed by engraved bolsters at both ends of each handle, with small set stones at the bite end and copper rivets running the length of the scale. Engraving of this kind is cut into the metal rather than stamped, so it holds shadow and reads clearly under a lamp. It also means the raised areas will polish brighter than the recesses with handling, which deepens the effect over time rather than wearing it away.
What bone needs from you
Bone is the fragile half of this knife. It does not like heat, and it does not like being wet and then dried fast, either of which can open a hairline check along the grain. Keep it out of a car in summer and out of a bathroom. Wipe the scales with a dry cloth only. The blade is carbon Damascus, so it takes a light film of oil after handling, applied with a cloth to the steel and kept off the bone, which will stain. Our care and sharpening notes apply to the blade; the handle simply wants a stable shelf.
Questions
Can I learn tricks on this? You can, but dropping it will chip bone before it marks steel. See beginner flipping technique and use something cheaper to practice.
Are the stones real gems? They are decorative set accents, not certified stones.
What is the horn equivalent? The BMK-2003 with buffalo horn.
Model: BMK-2018
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