It’s theoretically possible, I suppose, but there are two things to think about there. First is that commercial knife makers, particularly Benchmade, use a similar sort of mechanism on several of their knives and I haven’t spotted any lawsuits about it in the news. And second, the way a balisong knife works requires at least one of the handles rotating a pretty good ways before the cutting edge is really presented. I think that’s unlikely to happen in your pocket. In fact, some of my balisongs with more annoying latches I carry in the unlatched position to begin with and I’ve never had an issue.
You’re not worried that this could pop open in your pocket or bag if it gets squeezed in a certain way?
It’s theoretically possible, I suppose, but there are two things to think about there. First is that commercial knife makers, particularly Benchmade, use a similar sort of mechanism on several of their knives and I haven’t spotted any lawsuits about it in the news. And second, the way a balisong knife works requires at least one of the handles rotating a pretty good ways before the cutting edge is really presented. I think that’s unlikely to happen in your pocket. In fact, some of my balisongs with more annoying latches I carry in the unlatched position to begin with and I’ve never had an issue.