You should check and see if it is a counterfeit. They are all over the place and look almost identical to the real thing. But a free knife is still a free knife!
Love the Jody Samson story. Growing up watching Conan The Barbarian & Destroyer I loved that Atlantean sword. So much so I bought the official reproduction by Albion & Jody collab back in 2005 when he was hands on in the production. Unfortunately he has since passed away. RIP Jody.
Love y'alls show. I currently have the crooked river, and love it!! I had a griptilian but I broke the pocket clip and lost it while I was on active duty. Keep up the great work!
Looked liked a commercial. No questions on better blade steel, titanium scales, offering replacement spring patches for the 6X series, why majority of enthusiasts do not prefer BM’s current offerings, future plans, etc
I just ordered the orange 51 but I couldn't decide what to make my engraving say so I just got it regular. I called and wanted to switch it to two day shipping and they did it for free! Blade HQ and Benchmade for the win!
Talk about a walk down memory lane. This style of knife was always referred to generically as a “butterfly” knife” and was wildly popular in late 80’s early 90’s. They were sold at practically every gun show and county fair and were universally despised by parents which made them very desirable for teenage boys. I have a low quality Taiwanese one that due to its weight distribution is actually a really good flipper. Under the blade, It had a black sticker “Taiwan” that has long ago rubbed off. On the other side of blade it has “ROSTFREI” actually stamped in metal. The word “rostfrei” is German and translates to “rust free”. My theory is that depending on the venue it was sold one could quickly remove the Taiwan sticker and ask a little more money for it by passing it off as a German manufactured product. Plus a German word on such a knife definitely adds to the taboo factor for an American teenage boy.
Never even touched a trainer, little kid me was flinging the real thing obsessively. Amazingly enough, not one cut. Until I flipped a regular old knife, as stupidly launching a regular old pocket knife it came back down upon me and stuck my leg. Luckily it bounced out opposed to getting lodged in my thigh. Well with adrenaline I felt no pain, quickly looked at my leg... no blood. Thought I somehow avoided getting stabbed... nah. Blood began to flow. Retrospectively, since I was sitting crossed legged, was lucky I didn't pierce my femoral artery. So the moral is that flipping butterfly knives can be dangerous. But flipping a knife not made to flip and do aerials is w2orse
@@joep1551 No doubt that a cop took it. Crooked cops do that crap all the time. The bad rep cops get is from those bastards. However, standing by, and letting it happen is just as bad.
Hans, it must've been so hard to talk about the 6x series with 'just a little more weight'. Christ, the 87 is plenty heavy enough at 5.3; a 4.5 or even 5 oz weight would've been perfect imo. Those 6x are 6+ oz!
I knew the Jody Sampson story already from my Escrima days. I have 4 of the old school balisong's. I'm always surprised how much the older bali's go on the secondary market.
Question of the century...They could make an exact replica to their original 42 Spring latch model and sell out thousands of them...Who knows we have all been waiting for them for years...Actually it would be cool if they were just keeping that in their back pocket for a dry spell when they need to bump up sales for a quarter but I kind of doubt its that simple, lol...
thats a BS excuse they just made a $800 cigar cutter...they could release the 42 as it was exactly and they would still sell out at $500-$600 dealer cost...
I agree I got a Bali and I regret not spending the little extra and getting the Benchmade I got the Bradley and it fell apart in a week. I actually use And Abuse my knives though.
Honestly the 51 has so much potential if only they made a 51 v2 with bushings and 5.5 handles like seriously the benchmade 51 latch has a bushing but not the pivots 🙄
"Everything Benchmade makes is warranty for life" well except when I've sent my 51 in because the titanium liner has broken (I have not even dropped it on concrete or anything), they said they couldn't fix it because they no longer have any spare parts for the knife. So really it's "warranty until we still sell said product"
well, I'm into balisongs for over 4 years now. The trick he teached wasn't a twirl, he showed a double roll out then a twirl and then a reverse twirl. On a normal twirl you would let out the roll out and the rev. twirl, and you'd end up in the pinch grip.
Can y’all tell me why Benchmade charges so much for D2? Don’t get me wrong it’s one of the most versatile steels out there, and it really depends on the heat treat, but why?
Ya I can assure that benchmade’s last a few lifetimes because I currently have one that has been passed down from my grandpa to my dad and a few years ago to me
In some states you can. I live in Ohio and they're illegal to carry. I don't know if you knew this but almost every state has different laws for things unless it's a Federal law which means that law must run through all the states. Btw I carry a butterfly knife anyways lol. I've been in trouble with the police once but I told them I had a knife on me and it was a stiletto with a oversized blade and all they did was give me a warning and then handed the knife back to me. Some police can be fairly laid back and if you just be polite and tell them you have a knife on you. Anyways sorry for the paragraphs
The 51 went up 30 bucks to about 290 so literally there is no reason to buy it over a Replicant which is 260, the Rep is a better flipper, lots of mods, nice weight, good blade steel (D2 rusts so easy), and are not overpriced.
Since Hans works at benchmade and flips a 67 with longer handles why didn't he tell benchmade to make the 6X series with longer ti handles and bushings.
@@gabesailer1171 that's exactly what i was thinking. He's talking about how good the 6X series is but to me it seems like even he's disappointed in it.
@@ethansbladeco1778 i flip a cf rep but the extra weight of the alpha beast or infinity would help you out if you have a facebook i can add you into the bali community on there
I heard blade HQ is bad to buy from is this true? I'm getting my knife tomorrow and I want them to take care of my squiddy. I saw the reviews and they look really bad.
So I’m a real cheap high schooler right, but I’m really getting into knives. I’ve currently got a Kershaw that I can’t identify, but I got it a while back. I’m looking at getting a nice long lasting knife, so if anyone would like to give me a suggestion I’m all ears. I’m looking at a benchmade griptilian right now by the way.
A griptilian is a good choice for a first quality knife. It can take quite a bit of abuse without any problems. If you want something even lighter in weight, I’d recommend the benchmade bugout. If you dont want to spend $100 or more, you could go with a spyderco delica or a spyderco dragonfly. I personally carry a zero tolerance 0450, but is a little more pricey than the griptilian or any of the others that I mentioned. It’s really up to you what you bet, just make sure to do some research first
Got a BNIB BM 42 Titanium , someone offered me 1200$ for it and I turned it down, as I can see on forums that it changes hands for a lot more. Got the Larry Chew Pagonda number 11 as well, there was some issues during the production and delivery of the LC Pagondas, but the last one I saw was one sold on his page for 550$, what would you guys estimate the value to be for both?
@@TheEvoHero would love to keep both of them.But Balis are illegal where I live now and as a general knife collector, mostly higher end folders, having 10 Balis which never see daylight is a bit sad. Why not let someone else enjoy them. I don't really care too much about the money, but it doesn't make financial sense to have a lot of money tied up in knives you can never use. 😔
Just found a Benchmade 87 in a creek the other day while fishing. Perfect condition
Lucky
I am so jealous
You should check and see if it is a counterfeit. They are all over the place and look almost identical to the real thing. But a free knife is still a free knife!
@@Yardsalelostmedia I’ve actually never seen a counterfeit 87
Seen all of the others tho
@@essenkillerthezombiektz5026 hmm, interesting
“execute episode 66” they saw the opportunity, and they took it, hell yea
I didn't make the connection until I read your post. Nice!
Love the Jody Samson story. Growing up watching Conan The Barbarian & Destroyer I loved that Atlantean sword. So much so I bought the official reproduction by Albion & Jody collab back in 2005 when he was hands on in the production. Unfortunately he has since passed away. RIP Jody.
One of my favorite peeps I met at Blade talking about my favorite kind of knives? YES. THIS EPISODE. YES
When i was a kid i used to practice on a live blade balisong, you'll learn faster that way.
HunterKiller your not wrong but starting on a trainer makes novices a lot more comfortable and can generally learn to appreciate it more
@@dirtgrub9915 get both,use the trainer to get the hang of tricks then use the live to smooth them out
HunterKiller i started on a live blade
The same concept applies to five finger fillet.
Me too
*sees prequel quote in Blade HQ video*
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
You guys are great 👍🏼
I lost it after the first Alex Jones pop 😂 keep doing what your doing Matt👍
Love y'alls show. I currently have the crooked river, and love it!! I had a griptilian but I broke the pocket clip and lost it while I was on active duty. Keep up the great work!
Looked liked a commercial. No questions on better blade steel, titanium scales, offering replacement spring patches for the 6X series, why majority of enthusiasts do not prefer BM’s current offerings, future plans, etc
almost every blade hq video is more or less a commercial..
So awesome! Always good to see you three! Especially Hans!
"why is the 51 so popular? Why would anyone want that one?" Answer: because all the good balis are always outta stock.
lol true XD
This comment made me genuinely emotional because of how true it is.
@squiddy_flips tru
P O P
Bring back the 4x series
I just ordered the orange 51 but I couldn't decide what to make my engraving say so I just got it regular. I called and wanted to switch it to two day shipping and they did it for free! Blade HQ and Benchmade for the win!
How does it flip
5:25 90% of flippers prefer 5.2 or lighter balis. That's why no one likes the 62
You get a wow , a woooow and sometimes an AHHH CALL THE POLICE
Talk about a walk down memory lane. This style of knife was always referred to generically as a “butterfly” knife” and was wildly popular in late 80’s early 90’s. They were sold at practically every gun show and county fair and were universally despised by parents which made them very desirable for teenage boys. I have a low quality Taiwanese one that due to its weight distribution is actually a really good flipper. Under the blade, It had a black sticker “Taiwan” that has long ago rubbed off. On the other side of blade it has “ROSTFREI” actually stamped in metal. The word “rostfrei” is German and translates to “rust free”. My theory is that depending on the venue it was sold one could quickly remove the Taiwan sticker and ask a little more money for it by passing it off as a German manufactured product. Plus a German word on such a knife definitely adds to the taboo factor for an American teenage boy.
Next Blade HQ exclusive 51 needs to have GREY G10 scales with blue anodized titanium liners! That would be so rad!
Every time that ‘pop’ clip is played it gets me😂😂
i remember my first balisong
i started training with a live blade its just a couple of cuts but its the best way i think
Never even touched a trainer, little kid me was flinging the real thing obsessively. Amazingly enough, not one cut. Until I flipped a regular old knife, as stupidly launching a regular old pocket knife it came back down upon me and stuck my leg. Luckily it bounced out opposed to getting lodged in my thigh.
Well with adrenaline I felt no pain, quickly looked at my leg... no blood. Thought I somehow avoided getting stabbed... nah. Blood began to flow.
Retrospectively, since I was sitting crossed legged, was lucky I didn't pierce my femoral artery.
So the moral is that flipping butterfly knives can be dangerous. But flipping a knife not made to flip and do aerials is w2orse
Where is the 42?
The4cp discontinued haha
Discontinued
Discontinued
@@joep1551 Fucking cops!
@@joep1551 No doubt that a cop took it. Crooked cops do that crap all the time. The bad rep cops get is from those bastards. However, standing by, and letting it happen is just as bad.
I love that orange G10 boi🤤
hell yeah boiiii. i missed out on the orange 51's i hope they do another run
Yeah…wish Benchmade still sold ANY Bali songs besides the $700 titanium one.
'Wizards' is a pretty cool, unique Ralph Bakshi movie!
Hans, it must've been so hard to talk about the 6x series with 'just a little more weight'. Christ, the 87 is plenty heavy enough at 5.3; a 4.5 or even 5 oz weight would've been perfect imo. Those 6x are 6+ oz!
Man are you doing to me? I had exactly zero interest in butterfly knives before this and now I'm looking at the 32BK Mini Morpho.
I knew the Jody Sampson story already from my Escrima days. I have 4 of the old school balisong's. I'm always surprised how much the older bali's go on the secondary market.
Dude I swear, I’ll be having the worst day and then y’all publish a video and it’s like: boom- my day just got fantastic
Except for the fact that the video is full of lies
@@gabesailer1171 which lies?
The 6X series with flytanium is so good
Without flytanium, however, 6x are complete trash
I ordered the last 63 bowie. It's now sold out/discontinued :(
ben is back!! yes
the current clones are genuinely a better product now
Got a whole lot of butterfly knives,,, All the good ones out of stock,,
No questions about why they don't reissue the 4x series? Really guys?
Question of the century...They could make an exact replica to their original 42 Spring latch model and sell out thousands of them...Who knows we have all been waiting for them for years...Actually it would be cool if they were just keeping that in their back pocket for a dry spell when they need to bump up sales for a quarter but I kind of doubt its that simple, lol...
cutlerylover In the past they’ve said the cost would be too high. Since then all they’ve released is the ultra-affordable 87!
@@cutlerylover l'd rather have another 4x drop than an ugly 87
They've already answered that question.
thats a BS excuse they just made a $800 cigar cutter...they could release the 42 as it was exactly and they would still sell out at $500-$600 dealer cost...
Beautiful Benchmade Butterfly knives Review!!😎👌
POP POP POP!!!👍😍💙💜💛💚
The 51 are you're best bet benchmade balisong. The 62 is nice but heavy. And the 87 is sick but very expensive.
Patiently waiting on Nicks knife banter...
I wish that Benchmade had some kind of jobs up here in Alaska. I would love to work for them.
True
I want that 87 so damn much
I agree I got a Bali and I regret not spending the little extra and getting the Benchmade I got the Bradley and it fell apart in a week. I actually use And Abuse my knives though.
Honestly the 51 has so much potential if only they made a 51 v2 with bushings and 5.5 handles like seriously the benchmade 51 latch has a bushing but not the pivots 🙄
Yung Klown it’s a collar, not a bushing. I get the argument that they should move to the bushing system, but this needs to stop being perpetuated.
Pop meme; EPIC but subtle
I LOVE my 87 and my lil Morpho 32. I want that 67 so bad though!
my first bali the handle just fricking snapped
"Everything Benchmade makes is warranty for life" well except when I've sent my 51 in because the titanium liner has broken (I have not even dropped it on concrete or anything), they said they couldn't fix it because they no longer have any spare parts for the knife. So really it's "warranty until we still sell said product"
I really like that benchmade jacket, I think ima order one
I NEED that orange one! NEED
I just watched The Wizards yesterday.
Nearly 300 for a butterfly knife???????? Is it made with crucible steel?? Got gold inlay??? U guys r hi!
“No one likes the bench made 51-“
Mods happen
“Oh my gooood”
I really like that benchmade hoodie! Will the store ever have em?
We have it all……checks….. everything out of stock
I'm trying to look for a fixed blade can you make a video about fixed blades so I can get an idea
i loved this flippin video
So instead of a " bring your pet to work day " do you have a " bring your balisong to work day " ?
do NOT mix the two tho😂
nice goin Ben you got that down.
well, I'm into balisongs for over 4 years now. The trick he teached wasn't a twirl, he showed a double roll out then a twirl and then a reverse twirl. On a normal twirl you would let out the roll out and the rev. twirl, and you'd end up in the pinch grip.
Love balisongs
Can y’all tell me why Benchmade charges so much for D2? Don’t get me wrong it’s one of the most versatile steels out there, and it really depends on the heat treat, but why?
You’re paying for the little butterfly on the blade. There’s no other explanation really
The overhyped brand is what the money goes to.
Warranty
the comments on any Bali video are always cancer...
Andrew Greiner I agree, it’s hurts my soul to read Bali comments.
Spotlighting the spring latch at 1:34 . Spring latch fail at 1:35 .
Did they discontinue the 87 it's no longer available on benchmade's website?
my favorite is the 87. and 85 for bm.. but I lime Homz.
The end of The Wizards will either make or break the entire movie.
Ya I can assure that benchmade’s last a few lifetimes because I currently have one that has been passed down from my grandpa to my dad and a few years ago to me
I'd love to buy a benchmade Bali besides the morpho or a brs if you guys ever had them in stock been waiting for that email...
Do a special run of T-Latch 42's.
I have the 259 got it back in late 80s
Are they legal for everyday carry?
Heresy! I love “the Wizards” and had a cat named Necron99!
im in Canada
You guys can carry these outside in america?
In some states you can. I live in Ohio and they're illegal to carry. I don't know if you knew this but almost every state has different laws for things unless it's a Federal law which means that law must run through all the states.
Btw I carry a butterfly knife anyways lol. I've been in trouble with the police once but I told them I had a knife on me and it was a stiletto with a oversized blade and all they did was give me a warning and then handed the knife back to me. Some police can be fairly laid back and if you just be polite and tell them you have a knife on you. Anyways sorry for the paragraphs
The alex jones pops have me dying
Bring back the 42!
Wizards was awesome idk what that guys talking about real like mixed with cartoons was dope af
Can you make balisong Fruit and vegetables peeler
The 51 went up 30 bucks to about 290 so literally there is no reason to buy it over a Replicant which is 260, the Rep is a better flipper, lots of mods, nice weight, good blade steel (D2 rusts so easy), and are not overpriced.
So I just bought the 51 BHQ exclusive a year after released. Did you re-release it?
I want that Benchmade hoodie, lol
Since Hans works at benchmade and flips a 67 with longer handles why didn't he tell benchmade to make the 6X series with longer ti handles and bushings.
Lol I love that he modified it to make it better, it shows that he even doesn’t like what benchmade did with the 6x line
@@gabesailer1171 that's exactly what i was thinking. He's talking about how good the 6X series is but to me it seems like even he's disappointed in it.
I love my Orange BM51
Love to have one but their expensive.
yeah same
Rest In Peace the Benchmade 51 😔
at 3:02 did he just say tang pin? I thought he worked for benchmade lol
I'm hopefully going to get my first for my birthday if my parents will get me one
got my 87 plus some chain mail gloves, I`m not joking EDC? no chance, uber illegal.
You just have to POP!!!
*POP*
Yeah I really laughed at that
Jodi Sampson. "Before coming to work for Benchmade" lol. You mean like before creating Benchmade and starting Benchmade?
Someone snagged themselves a free Alpha Beast
If I followed along right... sounds more like someone decided to "trade" their BM87 for a BRS AB.
That guy lucked out a AB is like 100x better the a 87😂
Benchmade is crap now. The past 4 I've bought had some kind of quality control issue.
Agreed. Clip on my $230 knife was arrived heavily scuffed up. Knife was in a factory sealed box.
Agreed! I prefer my BRS Replicant over any of MY BM Balis.
Joe P benchmade 51 is the most overrated balisong of all time probably
Fr bought 8 separate trainers when I first got into knives and they all came so loose that it fell apart mid use
I love Benchmade but within 2 weeks of flipping my 51 it dropped and the spring patch broke off
well these are not legal in canada and most other countries and places so man dont think ill ever get one but i want one
Just started flipping 2 days ago glad that u guys did this vid
If you are looking into your first legit flipper id check out BRS over benchmade.
Yeah I would to I would go for the replicant
But I can’t really choose between the beast or the replicant
@@ethansbladeco1778 i flip a cf rep but the extra weight of the alpha beast or infinity would help you out if you have a facebook i can add you into the bali community on there
Nope not into that
I heard blade HQ is bad to buy from is this true? I'm getting my knife tomorrow and I want them to take care of my squiddy. I saw the reviews and they look really bad.
So I’m a real cheap high schooler right, but I’m really getting into knives. I’ve currently got a Kershaw that I can’t identify, but I got it a while back. I’m looking at getting a nice long lasting knife, so if anyone would like to give me a suggestion I’m all ears. I’m looking at a benchmade griptilian right now by the way.
A griptilian is a good choice for a first quality knife. It can take quite a bit of abuse without any problems. If you want something even lighter in weight, I’d recommend the benchmade bugout. If you dont want to spend $100 or more, you could go with a spyderco delica or a spyderco dragonfly. I personally carry a zero tolerance 0450, but is a little more pricey than the griptilian or any of the others that I mentioned. It’s really up to you what you bet, just make sure to do some research first
Got a BNIB BM 42 Titanium , someone offered me 1200$ for it and I turned it down, as I can see on forums that it changes hands for a lot more. Got the Larry Chew Pagonda number 11 as well, there was some issues during the production and delivery of the LC Pagondas, but the last one I saw was one sold on his page for 550$, what would you guys estimate the value to be for both?
7 billion dongs.
Just keep your 42 dude never sell it
@@TheEvoHero would love to keep both of them.But Balis are illegal where I live now and as a general knife collector, mostly higher end folders, having 10 Balis which never see daylight is a bit sad. Why not let someone else enjoy them. I don't really care too much about the money, but it doesn't make financial sense to have a lot of money tied up in knives you can never use. 😔
PHAWWPPP!!!
Love the editor lol
When you live in California so you can’t buy one but you really want one 😞😞 🥺🥺
Get one with teeny tiny blade
blade hq ships balis to california .
i wish live blade balisongs was legal in sweden i dont even understand why they made them illegal
Randall Swanson no they where banned bc it was to many crimes with balisongs before the 2000
Where can I by the hoodie
G Sqaud on benchmades website. Maybe even blade hq
Current EDC: Gerber Paraframe II Fine Edge
I like butterfly knife