Everyone's first Balisong?

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Everyone's first Balisong?

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What were everyone's first bali's, and how did you get into them?

I got into Balisongs after I saw the movie "The Outsiders". When Emilio flipped out his BM Custom Weehawk with Black Micarta inserts I was in awe. I was in Fifth grade then, this was about 1998 in Colorado. Shortly afterwords, I bought a skeletonized cheapie from an online security store. I paid about 14 dollars for it, it was one of those ones that are always floating around on Ebay. Man, I carried that thing everywhere. Camping, school, friend's houses. I remember I used to flip it around in one of the restroom stalls when I was bored and ditching class. It got pretty loose, but it held up. I don't know whatever happened to it. Later that year, my mom and I went into this biker-owned hardware store, and I found some Rostfries. All the local kids bought their balisongs here. I bought one every few weeks until I had about 10. I lost interest when I moved to California in 2001. These Rostfries and a couple Jaguars were my only balisongs until 2002. I saved up about a hundred and fifty dollars, and decided on a spur of the moment type thing to buy a Plain edged BM42 with the T-latch. I remember I got it in April of 2002. That was and still is my favorite knife, I have so many memories with that knife. Since then, I've bought about 5 or 6 more Benchmades. I am truly addicted to these knives, even saving up my 10 dollars a allowance money. I don't see myself stopping anytime soon.
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My first one was some no-name gold handle t-latch duller than shit blade bali. THis was beyond loose and one of the pins kept coming out, i got it from my mom since she took it from my brothers. My friend flipped his classic jag around me a few times and in all the movies i wondered how in the hell they did all the things with them so i decided id get into them. Im a knife collector of sorts, but bali's are my main passion.
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When i was a toddler i was playing in my grandmas basement and found a balisong. At first i thought it was a orential fan or something untill i opend it. And there it was my first look at a bali. From what i could rember the handles were paper thin aluminum. The blade was brass. Then my parents found it and took it away. About 9 years later i was with my mom shopping at some thrift stores. Then i saw one behind the glass display stand and i bought it. It was an all black no namer. I rember it was heavy as hell but i loved it. It stayed with me for about 2 years then i found balisonxtreme. From then on i was in love with balis. Being as young as i was i was not able to order balis from the internet so i secretly bought every colour rostifary there was. Then when i learned about money orders i bought 2 jag classics. After that i have been buying balis non stop and constantly learning knew moves. I concider mysealf a pretty experienced songer. Im currently trying to figure out how to do 8thsinners elbow snap. :shock: :oops: :twisted:
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Back handle serrated Jag Skeleton
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my first bali is a frost cultry, stainles handels with a spear point blade. cheap steel but sharpens easily. i still have it, i bought it about 15 years ago. i also have an old balisong before benchmade got them, it set inmy garage for about 6 years when i moved, and it shows, i would part with it if anyone is interested send me a pm!
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Post by MarioG14 »

Not to get this off-topic, but where in CO are you from, Deepimpact? I lived in Canon City for almost 9 years.
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centennial just out side of aroura. off of smokyhill and E-470 if it helps. 8)
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My first bali, that goes back a few years. Had seen one in an old martial arts movie and it fascinated me, so i had to get one. Drove down to Platsburg with a buddy and picked up 1/2 dozen no name brand with a dragon etched on the blade. Solid and sharp for cheapies, still have one.
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my first bali was brought back for me from the phillipines by a buddy who went there with his parents...i was only 13 or 14....and i eventually got it confiscated at school.......
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Post by ZENGHOST »

The first bali I ever bought was a Benchmade with skeletonized black zamak handles (don't know the model number). I bought it back in '92 for $15 and gave it to a friend for his graduation. Fast forward to Jan '01 where I bought the first bali for myself which was a BM43. Never handled a jag or CCC so I guess I'm pretty lucky there.
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A Valor Rosewood/Brass Utility blade bali in 1980 in NYC Chinatown for $30. Couldn't afford what Balisong USA was offering at the time. Dulled the edge on that one so that I could practice. Learned most of the opening and closings on my own. Bought an identical one a month later for carry.
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My first bali was a Pacific Cutulry prior to BM. I have 2 of them and 2 BM's bought in the mid 80's. Still swinging the one marked 88. The rest are in the safe. Ahhh the memoreies of the travels and place we went.

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A Cheapie from Knifezilla. A $20 All black thingy. Broke the damn rivets after a day and was able to send it back for a 4" Stiletto kit :lol:
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first bali

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FHM in the Philippines in 1964. Been carrying one since then.
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Post by FivePointOh »

Guess it's my time to respond to this thread. :)

My first Bali was a Dragon-Lock I got at Asian World of Martial Arts in Philadelphia, PA along with Jeff Imada's first Balisong book. Don't remember what drove me to get it, except that I have always been into knives in general and thought that a bali was the shit. Well that was 30 some years ago and I still think they are pretty cool. :D

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