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Filipino Handmade Batangas Bali-sword.
Filipino Handmade Batangas Bali-sword.
 

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Hand Made From the Philippines
A butterfly knife, also known as a fan knife and in the Philippines as the balisong, is a folding knife. Its distinction is two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. It is sometimes called a Batangas knife, after the Tagalog province of Batangas in the Philippines, where it is traditionally made. The balisong was commonly used by Filipino people, especially those in the Tagalog region, as a self-defense and a useful tool. A common stereotype is that a Batangueño carries one everywhere he or she goes. Hollow-ground balisongs were also used as straight razors before conventional razors were available in the Philippines. In the hands of a trained user, the knife blade can be brought to bear quickly using one hand. Manipulations, called "flipping" or "fanning", are performed for art or amusement. Blunt versions of these knives, called "trainers", are for sale to practice tricks without the risk of injury.