Butterfly knives?

[mercop]

YouTube - Chick butterfly Knife

Her name is Jessica, a very nice girl and a friend. She is also an excellent violinist.

In the bali community they call it "bleeding for the cause" when you get cut flipping. My daughter one a Les Vorhees Custom Bali by being the youngest (10) and only female competitor in the first competition at Baliville in Baltimore four years ago. I took a nice stab wound to the hand flipping a BM 47 a few years back. There was stuff hanging out of it so I pushed it back in a butterfly stitched it.

 

[tradertator]

Sorry, didn't mean any disrespect. My sense of humor is a little crude. She is amazing, and way better than I could ever hope to be with one.

 

[L-W-R-C]

is it legal to carry a butterfly knife in Indiana?

 

[IndyGunworks]

couldnt you just file the blade flat on a cheapy one to practice flipping with? i mean i am all for bleeding for a cause, but flipping some pieces of steel around isnt one of them

 

[mk2ja]

is it legal to carry a butterfly knife in Indiana?

I believe the IC says you just can't carry switch blade. Assisted-opening is okay, but if it opens itself with the push of a button, that's a no-no.

IC 35-47-5-2
Knife with blade that opens automatically or may be propelled
Sec. 2. It is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to manufacture, possess, display, offer, sell, lend, give away, or purchase any knife with a blade that:
(1) opens automatically; or
(2) may be propelled;
by hand pressure applied to a button, device containing gas, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.70-2000, SEC.2.

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[stony]

couldnt you just file the blade flat on a cheapy one to practice flipping with? i mean i am all for bleeding for a cause, but flipping some pieces of steel around isnt one of them

You could do that, they also make trainers that are made of some kind of plastic.

 

[tradertator]

Anything is legal except autos and throwing stars.

 

[mwmccormick]

I've actually became very re-fascinated with them again lately. Spyderco makes a neat looker, but I will likely get a cheaper one from Bladeops. I found a lot of very well done instructional videos on Youtube. I think I need to get a trainer as well. I like my fingers in one piece.

 

[VUPDblue]

I have one I bought in Switzerland about 15 years ago. It seems to be of good quality and is fairly heavy. I have always wondered about it but don't really know much about it.

 

[rhino]

I still remember when my dad brought a balisong home for me during one of his trips back to the PI. I asked him to teach me how to open and close it. So he took it, flipped it open and closed faster than I could follow and said, "Go practice."

 

[TiminMishawaka]

Her name is Jessica, a very nice girl and a friend. She is also an excellent violinist.

Pass along a marriage proposal for me would you?

 

[96firephoenix]

I had one for about 3 days. I bought it in Italy, then 3 days later was told by an italian cop that they were illegal in Italy... if they're illegal to sell, use and possess in Italy, how did I buy it in Italy?

 

[tradertator]

That new one from benchmade with the d2 blade and green g10 handles looks pretty interesting. It sure doesn't look as sweet as the 42 that they retired though.

 

[LPPOsecurity]

Ya, these things are fun, had an old one I recently found, sharpened the **** out of it, decided to flip it around with my left hand a few times (I'm right handed) went to close the thing and ended up needing stitches in my ring and pinky fingertips after I sliced em to near the bone

 

[Love the 1911]

Here's one for ya...for only $1600. Hand ground by Alan Elishewtiz himself - #12 of 17.

That thing is hot!!!

Reading about all these fine people cutting their hands to crap will definitely keep me from ever buying one (not the $1600 one, any of them)

 

[DanO]

I have one from Batangas, where they originated. Heavy 5" blade with brass frams and stag handles. It is the real deal. I was studying FMA when I was younger and brought it to my instructor. He said: " I don't know how to flip it open fast, since it was not common on my Island, but I can teach you to USE it." That set the tone for me, and I have only been concerned with deploying one rapidly and securely.

Another Pinoy from LuZon showed me how to open it quickly for fighting. Only two variations for regular grip, one for reverse. If you can, get Cacoy Hernandez' book, which I discovered later in my training. He tells some great stories and shows these same methods. It is nothing but practical and WIN. Nothing showy or flashy.

I still have my origninal and a Benchmade Titanium frame Balisong. They are not as fast as most assisted or autos nowadays. The Benchmade has a Weehawk blade with a tapered tip that makes it like a folding dagger. Wicked little knife.

I think where these knives shine is their simplicity (if you buy a strong one) since there are no springs to breaks, they are easy to clean, and the new ones are made with hex screws. If I was stuck on a deserted Island and wanted a folder, this might be it. They also make a nice less than lethal device closed, as Mercop said, if you have trained with a kubotan, yawara stick or tabak-toyok.

The legal hassles for civillians with these knives may negate any advantages.

 

[Hkindiana]

Unless the law has changed in the last ten years, butterfly knives are illegal to OWN in Indiana.

 

[eldirector]

Unless the law has changed in the last ten years, butterfly knives are illegal to OWN in Indiana.

Must have changed. Only auto-openers or "propelled" blades are illegal in IN. Local ordinances may vary....

 

[LPPOsecurity]

I hear so many people come up with the "butterfly knives are illegal" story yet they've been around and for sale and I've owned ones since I was 8yrs old so for the past 15 years I have seen nothing to say that they have been illegal

 

[Hkindiana]

I hear so many people come up with the "butterfly knives are illegal" story yet they've been around and for sale and I've owned ones since I was 8yrs old so for the past 15 years I have seen nothing to say that they have been illegal

In some U.S. states it is illegal to possess and/or carry such a knife in public. In certain jurisdictions, butterfly knives are categorized as a "gravity knife", "switchblade", or "dagger" although they are also occasionally outlawed by name ("butterfly knife"). The knife is illegal in California if blade length exceeds two inches. In a recent US Federal Court case, Spyderco, Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $75,000 for sending butterfly knives through the United States Postal Service. Spyderco admitted that from June 2005 through January 2007, it had mailed butterfly knives, after importing the knife components from Taipei, Taiwan, through the Port of San Francisco and the Port of Oakland, to Golden, Colorado.

U.S. state laws regarding possession, concealed and non-concealed carry

Alabama:
Possession-Legal
Carry-Legal [Allowed if not concealed]

Alaska:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Arizona:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal

Arkansas:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if blade is under 3.5 inches and not used as a weapon]

California:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if blade is 2 inches or less]

Colorado:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Connecticut:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Illegal [if blade is over 1.5 inches]

Delaware:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Florida:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal

Georgia:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [if carried openly]

Hawaii:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Idaho:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal

Illinois:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Indiana:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Iowa:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [if not concealed]

Kansas:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Kentucky:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal

Louisiana:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Maine:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Maryland:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Massachusetts:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Michigan:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Minnesota:
Possession- Illegal [exception made for collectors and/or possession as curios or antiques]
Carry- Illegal

Mississippi:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [if not concealed or intoxicated]

Missouri:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Montana:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Nebraska:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal

Nevada:
Possession- Legal [With permit]
Carry- Illegal

New Hampshire:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Illegal

New Jersey:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

New Mexico:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

New York:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

North Carolina:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if not concealed]

North Dakota:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if not concealed]

Ohio:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if not concealed; concealed carry allowed with permit or license]

Oklahoma:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Illegal

Oregon:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if not concealed]

Pennsylvania:
Possession- Illegal [exception made for collectors and/or possession as curios]
Carry- Illegal

Rhode Island:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal

South Carolina:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Illegal

South Dakota:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal

Tennessee:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Texas:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Utah:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if not concealed; concealed carry allowed with permit or license]

Vermont:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Virginia:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Illegal

Washington:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

West Virginia:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if not concealed; concealed carry allowed with permit or license]

Wisconsin:
Possession- Illegal
Carry- Illegal

Wyoming:
Possession- Legal
Carry- Legal [Allowed if not concealed]