First Class Balisong

[F. de Luzon]

Originally Posted by Ian

Thanks for posting this nice example. I managed to pick up several knives of this form when I visited Manila many years ago. They came via a friend in Cavite and the oldest was probably made in the 1950s. I gave them as gifts to Filipino friends here in the U.S.

At roughly 11.4 inches overall, with a blade of a little over 5 inches in length, the "29" is a formidable street weapon and I'm not surprised they are not allowed to be carried in Metro Manila. I think that law has been in place for quite a long time, at least going back to the Marcos period of martial law.

Ian.

Hi Ian,

You're welcome!

Also, you are correct. It's been banned since 1972 together with other bladed weapons such as bolo, kris, barong, etc.

Kind regards,

Fernando