Sgian Dubh

[Schultz]

A balisong is a Filipino knife otherwise known as a butterfly knife. You can see the handle to the left of the sporran while looking at it.



It's definitely illegal in a number of states. I remember in my Isshinryu training days seeing ads in various martial arts magazines that would plainly state they would not ship balisongs to California.

[GlassMan]

Ahh, I've always heard the term butteryfly knife.

Cool, it is absolutely amazing the things you learn on this board everyday.

[Sciuropterus]

I often use an alunimum-handled Jaguar M4 Balisong as a Sgian Dubh, it stays put nicely in my sock top. Never had any problems here in MN, (I think they are verboten in the city limits of Minneapolis) I once loaned it without incident to a Sheriff's deputy so he could open a box. Doesn't surprise me a bit that it is forbidden in California.

I was privileged to have learned some Balisong techniques directly from Filipino martial arts master Dan Inosanto when he was in MN, my most recent knife training was in the Filipino Pekiti-Tirsia Kali method.