Basilisk
A New Line of Balisong Knives 
by
Jerry Hom






The skeletonized handles not only reveal a 
little bit of the blade to see, but reduce the weight.
An all-stainless-steel balisong like this might
be a heavy piece.  But, Basilisk tilts the scales
at just 4.73 ounces (134g).

A common flaw of sandwich-style balisongs is that
the sharp edge of the blade comes too close to 
the open side of the handles when the knife
is closed.  You can run your finger down the 
side of the handles and end up cut.  But,
Mr. Hom has avoided that pitfall completely.






When open, the Basilisk measures about 9.2 inches 
(23.4cm) overall length.  It's 5.35 inches long (13.6cm)
making if very typical of what is often called a four-inch
balisong, by far the most popular and comfortable size.

The blade is about 0.73 inches (1.85cm) wide at its
widest point and is just about exactly four inches 
(10.16cm) long using the ATKI protocol.

A closed Basilisk is about 1.33 inches (3.38cm) 
wide at its widest point.

In short, the Basilisk is just about the optimum size
and weight for manipulation and a good size for
carry too.

Mr. Hom offers the Basilisk balisong for the remarkable
price of just $289, significantly less than you'd expect
to pay for a custom knife of this caliber.

A variety of Micarta colors are available.

There's a lot more information and also information
about ordering your own Basilisk on Mr. Hom's
website,

http://www.twirl-designs.com/