Paradox

Balisong or Butterfly knives, with their revolving handles, and strong locking mechanisms, have had a certain mystique since they were first popularized in the early 1980's. They were beguilingly simple in construction, looked a little intimidating in a user's hand, were relatively inexpensive, and there were lots of flashy ways to open them with just a few deft turns of the wrist. In short, they were a knife industry success story. There was just one downside. In the early 1990's, United States Customs outlawed the importation of all butterfly knives under, what can only be assumed to be, an arbitrary and unreasonable interpretation of the Switchblade Act. Many U.S. states soon followed suit including our home state of California, where mere possession of a Butterfly knife is a FELONY. This policy has severely curtailed the availability of these awesome tactical folders. Now Cold Steel is proud to introduce a completely legal version of the butterfly knife that we call The Paradox™.