
Why are butterfly knifes illegal? – Full answer
The design of such a knife is called the "butterfly knife" and has become one of the symbols of criminality, but historically, the Filipino balisong knife has a rich scope of a peaceful and quiet working application.
There are several versions of the emergence of a knife of this design, in particular, according to one of them - the traditions of the martial arts of Balintawak Escrima, the balisong knife was invented in the Philippines by fishermen around 800 AD. In the limited space on boats, when often it was necessary to use only one free hand to get a compact knife and open it - such a folding design made it possible to instantly bring it into combat condition. At the same time, when folded, the balisong knife was safe for the fisherman, even with strong pitching, since the blade...