Monarch Black Balisong Butterfly Knife - Black Plain

The weight is ok. Not too heavy not too light. The issue I have is that the blade is facing the wrong direction.. almost cut myself opening it.

The latch doesn't reach across when it's open like in the pictures . Don't like that the blade rubs against the spacers . The quality is decent . The screws aren't tight like their supposed too when it comes in its black standard box . Still love it tho regardless

I bought this monarch black clip point blade with an Andux blue tanto trainer.

The Andux TRAINER came in a fancy box with a holster and a torx wrench as well as having 4 brass washers on the pivot pins, 1 on both sides of the blade.

THIS monarch clip point butterfly came in a bubble wrap baggie within a standard black box. Nothing else but itself. It also is supposed to have 4 plastic washers located same as the brass ones on the trainer. Mine came with only 2, both on opposite pivots, opposite sides of the blade.

My old monarch lost the washers long ago and the handles pinch the blade speed to stop. Unfortunately, I'll be forced to purchase more washers however, it's not a bad idea to have spare or use a different kind.

This knife itself is a favorite of mine. They go forever with some super glue and light metalworking skills. They are easy to sharpen. They are a good medium range in weight and they are balanced.

The handles are very easy to grip. The blades are very sharp. Be careful with the sharpened tip though because it will break right off on concrete or stone. Then you'll have a screwdriver! XD

The Torx screws for the pivot are extremely loose but you just need the correct size Torx screwdriver or wrench with some threadlocker and that will not be a problem, it is a good knife for beginners.