Lot 272:
Assortment of Butterfly Balisong Knives Including Bear and Son and Jaguar Examples
Description
This lot comprises a group of four folding butterfly balisong knives of various manufacture and finishes. The collection includes a Bear and Son Cutlery model featuring a satin-finished clip point blade and skeletonized stainless steel handles. The tang is stamped with a logo of a bear paw containing the characters USA beneath the words BEAR and SON. A second knife is identified by an etched leaping jaguar logo on the recurve clip point blade above the word JAGUAR. This knife features metal handles with black textured inserts secured by five circular metal studs on each side. A third example is a 440 stainless steel spear point knife with a black-coated finish on both the blade and the channeled handles; the tang is stamped 440 STAINLESS. The final knife in the collection is an iridescent rainbow-finished balisong with a clip point blade and skeletonized metal handles. All four knives are equipped with T-latches. One black nylon belt sheath with a hook-and-loop closure is included in the lot.
Condition report:
The collection shows varying degrees of use and age. The iridescent knife displays visible scratching and wear to the rainbow finish on the blade and handles (photo 1). The Bear and Son knife appears in the best relative condition with light surface scratches and minor handling marks (photo 1, 2). The Jaguar knife shows significant wear, including pitting, oxidation, and discoloration on the tang and handle bolsters, as well as sharpening wear on the blade edge (photo 2, 5). The black-coated knife exhibits heavy wear with extensive coating loss on the blade and handle channels, and visible rust spots on the blade and around the pivot screws (photo 4, 5).
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