A butterfly knife is a butterfly knife; you have the two handles, the blade, the latch, and the components that hold all that together. Now when you think of different types of butterfly knives you have to think of design, and what type of material that is being used to make it. Let’s talk about the handles; you can get them in just about any type of material from aluminum to alloy steel, and also titanium. The key to getting and making the right handle is to make it light weight but also strong to whit stand the pressure of your hand when using it. Now the blade on the other hand is a different story, you want to get very strong steel, preferably ATS33 which is some of the best. You’re able to get this imported from China but you will pay a pretty penny for it. What’s good about this type of steel is the fact that you can shape and mold it to the design you want, and when you sharpen it you don’t have to worry about it getting dual or denting like mild or cheap steel normally wood.
When you think of different types of butterfly knives you can spend anywhere from $20.00 up to $2000.00 dollars just depends how much, and what your limits are. I have come across three types of butterfly knives; first you have your cheap swap meet special that uses nothing but low grade components. Second you have you mid range with good handles and a mild steel blade, and cheap hardware. Third you have your top of the line, high quality everything even the little micro titanium roller bearing for the blade, now you know your spending some big bucks. I have five different types of butterfly knives, ranging from cheap to very expensive. There are some very expensive butterfly knives out there but those are for the true knife collector, and I wound not recommend spending that kind of money unless you know what to look for, and also what questions to ask. I have told a story of a buddy of mine who bought one on his own and to make a long story short he was taken for about $800.00 on a swap meet special, I still tease him to this day. At least next time he will listen and take me with him before he goes out and waist that kind of money.
