Description
Stag against black resin, brass bolsters at both ends, and a clip point blade cut with saw teeth along the spine.
| Overall length | 9.1 inches |
| Blade length | 4.4 inches |
| Handle length | 4.7 inches |
| Steel | D2 tool steel |
| Handle | – Stag Black Resin with Brass Bolsters |
Picked by: people buying a gift, mostly. Three materials meeting on one handle makes this the most decorative balisong in our D2 range, and it photographs better than it flips.
Three materials, three rates of change
Stag is antler, and its outer surface is naturally ridged and pitted, so no two panels are alike and none of them are smooth. It yellows slowly and pleasantly with handling. The black resin sections do nothing at all over time, which is exactly why they are there: they give the stag a stable neighbor and a clean line to meet. Brass is the one that visibly moves. It will tarnish from bright yellow to a soft brown within a few months of regular contact with skin, and that patina is protective rather than harmful. Polishing it back is a two minute job whenever you want the contrast sharp again.
The sawback is mostly decorative
Be honest with yourself about the teeth on the spine. Saw teeth on a knife this size will scratch a groove in soft wood and will not get through a branch of any consequence, because a saw needs set teeth and a long stroke and this has neither. What they do give you is grip against a thumb and a striking silhouette. If you want the teeth to actually cut, you want a saw. For what different profiles are genuinely good at, the blade shapes guide is worth ten minutes.
Buying it as a present
It arrives in a leather pouch and it looks like something that cost what it cost, which is most of the battle. Two cautions. Butterfly knives are restricted in some states, so check where the recipient lives before you post it. And stag is a natural product with visible flaws, so if your recipient wants machined perfection, they will not read those flaws as charm. Our gift guide has safer picks for uncertain cases. A quieter alternative in the same price country is the rosewood and brass Damascus balisong.
Asked often
Is the stag dyed? No. What you see is the antler surface.
Will the brass scratch the blade? No, the blade seats in the channel and touches nothing.
Do the resin and stag sit flush? They are ground together after assembly, so the joint is level to the touch even though the two materials catch light very differently.
Model: BMK-734
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