Scoundrel Silver Balisong Butterfly Knife - Satin Plain

I was very pleasantly surprised with this butterfly knife when it arrived! It is much nicer than was expecting!

Mostly everything about this knife has already been said in one review or another, but a few things need to be addressed. There are a few things you should know before you purchase this knife. First of all, the finish on the knife I received was a MIRROR finish. Not satin. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just not what is in the description. Secondly, the corners on the handles are fairly sharp and take some time to get used to. Lastly, the pin that holds the latch in place is pretty loose, so it will have to be peened if you want it to stay in. Other than those few things, the knife is really nice. It's definitely fun to flip around and has a nice edge to it. It's a good knife for beginners and for only $10 it's hard to beat.

changing my review well at first the knife would not close in the open position but after finally forcing it to close i left it for about 30 minutes. when i got back the knife would close much easier. and i'm still messing with it. good flipper and a little heaver on bite handle but not a big difference. blade was not sharp what so ever so take that as you please. blade play thanks for the knife.

For how much the knife is it's pretty good. The pin fell out after a while but not immediately

I love this knife I use it for work and I’m very happy with it

Works like a charm

I have had many balisongs in my lifetime including a benchmade which was confiscated by the shore patrol. Lol. this knife is very good quality for the price. The pins are brass but mine seem to be pinned quite well. Eventually I will replace them when they wear out with steel pins but otherwise this knife is great for the price. Buy one and learn to use it. The blade shape is a little narrow for my liking but have grown to like it. Buy this knife, you will like it.

These little guys are the best bang for your buck along with the better jaguars and the long forgotten tank butterfly knife. It has its share of Chinese quality control issues, tang pin gets loose and in some cases can fall out, just use something as an anvil and give it a couple taps with a hammer. Do not do that with pivot pins though, pin construction knives are sloppy and you must live with the slop. flipping wise it feels like a slightly shorter version of my benchmade 45, well it did, but after some flood damage some of the finish on the handles went a bit wonky.

$12.99 for a sheath and a fair quality balisong. After a few weeks of flipping, mine had many problems. The tang pin fell out a few times and it's hard to keep in, the safety latch is very loose and will not lock my knife, and one of the four pivot pins keeps falling out and I'm afraid the knife might just break on me some day, injuring myself. Personally, for that price, it's fair. I wouldn't use this as a main flipper. The best features are the already lubrication on the pivot points, the nice sharp edge, and channel construction handles. Overall, fair. Not recommended for the main balisong of one's collection.

I was worried it would be light and chinsy, it's actually a little heavy for me. Blade is razor blade sharp. I like there's a pin so when opened you can lock the bottom and the lever doesn't just fall right back out, so it's usable as a knife. Very nice knife overall for the money. Could be a little lighter though.

I loved this knife it was the best. I flipped it all the time, until tried aerials with it. first time i dropped it the bite handle broke off. Don't get one it will break your heart.

I love this. For 13 bucks I didn't expect much but when I got the balisong they were great! Better than the Bear and Son I had for 50. Just cause it doesn't say USA does not mean it's a bad knife! Recommend it! I ordered three!

I gave this a 4 star because this is my first balisong knife and I really like it. But a few factory imperfections. There is no latch guard and the latch doesn't fit as snug as I think it should overall a great knife for flipping. I enjoy the weight I'm not use to light weighted knives.

How I fixed my problems with the latch is for the latch guard I put a little rubber O ring on the bite handle to hold the latch so I can flip without it dropping onto my blade. For a snugger fit on latching it shut, just get another rubber O ring and put it on the safe handle. Usually can go to a hardware store to get your O rings

This knife is great for a beginner. I am constantly burning up time with this thing. the latch on the bottom has a flaw in it. if you are doing a trick and you don't do it right, the latch gets caught in between the blade and the handle, causing nicks in the blade. there is no tang pin when it is closed, but it is a very sturdy little knife.

Very nice, love it! My first balisong. If the pins come loose it's really easy to pound back in.

It feels so natural to flip, but for someone who doesn't like getting their knuckles a little beat up, don't get it :)

I couldn't wait to get the balisong so i can flip it like i did back in the days. I was super excited to get it that i paid extra for the fastest shipping. As soon as i got it, i loved it! But just 2 days later, the pin on the bottom of the blade (between the handles) came off as i was flipping it, and yes i almost cut myself. So disappointed. I really liked this knife because it has the old school skeleton handles for a good price. I guess i got what i paid for. :(

I have purchased about five different butterfly knives and, believe it or not, this is the best one I've owned. I've spent up to 50 bucks and, for some reason, this is the knife that's held up to all my abuse! I have looked up Balisong tricks on YouTube and this knife is PERFECT! The weight and balance is centered to perfection. The ONLY issue is the tang pin. It comes loose very quickly. You can use LockTight but I found that using nail polish works just as well. Clear or colored, it doesn't matter. Once you get it "locked up", you're good to practice all the tricks you've learned. Check out YouTube/ bite handle

This was my first balisong I've been flipping my trainer for a while so I figured I'd get an inexpensive one, I loved this knife a lot. Felt really nice in my hand and it was pretty smooth flipping. I'm so sad because I lost it recently and I wanted to order another one, but this colour was sold out :( hopefully it'll be back soon.

After my fourth one of these broke, I've found a way to make them last almost indefinitely.

Just remove the tang pin. The soft handles get weaker the more that pin digs into them. If you don't want to remove the tang pin, expect breakages after 200 hours of use.

After you do that the only worry you'll have are the brass pins snapping. Just fix that issue with nails the same diameter as the pins.

I like this brand of knife simply because they're affordable and last much longer than cheaper alternatives if treated and maintained well.

Bit tight to begin with but after using it a while it loosened up. The only complaint is no tang pin in the closed position. Now the handle lock is not as snug as it should be when closed, which is not good. Still a good looking knife and not bad for the price.

- Has lasted 5 months so far.
- Has a hefty weight, if you're into that, which I am.
- No rust, even though I dropped it in a lake.
- Bent a little bit at the handles closest to the blade from vigorous flipping, although was easily fixed with a blow off a hammer. Took it like a champ too.
- I do recommend the silver version because the paint on the other versions just doesn't flip right in the hand in my opinion.
- Comes sharp
- The tang pin itself hasn't moved or gotten squished by the handles whatsoever.
- Latch is basically useless within a week of flipping the knife. I broke it off with my handy dandy hammer so it wouldn't get in the way.
- *** Handles will touch when the knife is open and closed within a few weeks. It doesn't bother me as this was just a practice knife, but if you're going to actually cut things with this knife, be warned. When you grasp the knife in the open position, the tang pin, being slammed into the handles repeatedly, will wear somewhat large divots into the handles. When the handles are touching in the open position 'there will still be some space for the blade to wiggle'. The blade will not completely lock open. But this was after 2-3 months of vigorous flipping.


Final thoughts: Well built cheap knife that will last you a year of hard flipping or a lifetime of mild use.

The first day I got it the tangpen is lose but everything else is ok, the blade is very sharp and the handles do have some wiggle. I think that's ok so I'm going to let that slide.

Got the knife 4 days after ordering it just like it said! The tang pin was loose, but I used a hammer to cap off the ends of the pin so it can't slip out. The blade was surprisingly sharp! My one complaint other than the tang pin is my knife only has 1 end of the pin capped off on the Safe Handle and it gets sloppy to flip, I'd just smash it in a vice one in a while for a temporary fix.

It is a very sturdy, heavy knife, that came the exact day it said it would. It has a medium amount of wiggle in the handles after about a week of extensive flipping. The tang pin came out the fourth day, but I hammered it back in, and it hasn't budged since. The blade is very sharp, I know because I cut myself 13 times on the first day. The only complaint I have is the tang pin.

I got the knife and it's pretty great. No problems, however, the video states that the blades has a mirror finish when it does not. That disappointed me but other than that I have had no issues.

All the scoundrel knives are the same, but with different paint. So don't go thinking that there is a difference between them. This is a review for them in general, and as the name implies, these balisong are AMAZING for the price.

Pin construction, which makes for better flipping and durability than screw construction, as the screws can sometimes fall out. And when they're in tight, they can get in the way of the knife. But this blade has the better option, equipped with pin construction.

Then there's the handle. I can't tell you how glad I am that the handles aren't cheap 440 pot metal like the Regal Flippers. They are legit stainless steel, which makes for GREAT durablility, and that's good, because durability is such a big problem for cheap bali-songs, which are known to bend and break easily.

The knife itself isn't all that different from other cheap bali-songs out there, but you can't complain either.

Overall, five stars hands-down. This knife is everything you'd want in a beginner's bali-song. It's durable, pin construction, good metal, and unbeliavably cheap. But notice that I said BEGINNER'S bali-song, just because it's durable and flips easily. But I TOTALLY recommend this knife over every other cheap bali-songs out there. 5/5

First off, bladeplay's shipping is amazing. I ordered this knife on thursday and it arrived on monday. As for the knife, it was a bit tight but works well once you loosen it up. The knife doesnt lock in the open position, but its something i can overlook because of bladeplay's great service.

Nice and sharp. Awesome knife I love it. Great budget bye.

I got mine in. Came in perfectly razor sharp out of the box flips nicely, has some weight on to it, over all great knife a good way to start for beginners, you don't have to worry about screws retightening every time they come loose, good for the price and free shipping no complaints here.

It's good but a little too heavy. I don't know mabey I'm a little picky when it comes to knives but I can't easily do more of the rollover tricks with heavier balis. But its good for people juat getting into the flipping game but I would rather save up for one of the benchmades or at least bear ops.

I can't express how great this is. I've had this knife about three (+) months and I have not had a single issue with it. Its hard to find inexpensive knives of this quality and with the pin construction you don't have to worry about tightening screws.

Pros: feels solid in the hand, easy to flip, and sturdy.

Cons: will not lock in the open position, but given the price and quality I can easily overlook this.

Overall, I do recommend this knife to anyone looking for something to keep their hands busy with.

Came by perfectly.

The knife itself is great. I haven't had any troubles with it in the 2 days I've had it. I ain't heavy flipping tho. For beginners id recommend this knife the blades not to share and it handles good.

For the price it is a very good Knife. It is heavier then my other knifes but I like it.