Nabalis Canyon

Overview

An example of a Balisong trainer. It has no sharp edge, and holes inside of it to make it hard to sharpen into a live blade, making it legal in many countries where Balisongs and Balisongs with false edges are illegal.

The Nabalis Canyon is a Stainless-Steel Balisong made by Chinese Balisong company Nabalis, released in February 2024, known for being very good for it's price. The Nabalis Canyon has 2 versions, the "Stainless-Steel Trainer" version, and the "Stainless-Steel Trainer with False Edge" version.

According to Nabalis, the Nabalis Canyon was made in Stainless-Steel, and not Aluminum, for longevity. To avoid the general rule that budget Balisongs end up degrading extremely quickly.

The Nabalis Canyon is available in 2 colours, "Acid Wash Black" & "Bead Blast Silver"

Legality

Those who live in very strict countries & states, such as the United Kingdom, Japan and France are recommended to avoid all False Edge blades as there are many incidents online of people being charged for importing them, with the case that they can be sharped easily. Therefore, when buying any Balisong trainer from such country, citizens of such countries should buy trainers with holes in the middle, where the case of sharpening cannot be made.

Nabalis gets around these restrictions by taping the end of a wrench to the Nabalis Canyon in both it's "Stainless-Steel Trainer" version, and it's "Stainless-Steel Trainer with False Edge" version, getting around X-ray scans at customs.

No incident has yet to be reported of the Nabalis Canyon causing incident/issues with the police in strict countries.

Description

Handle

The Nabalis Canyon features 141.5 mm long handles with a Bead Blast finish. These handles are 11.4 mm thick, made of 420 Heat Treated Stainless-Steel, which is a very common and reliable knife steel. This type of steel reaches a hardness rating of approx. 50-54 HRC.

As the Nabalis Canyon is only meant for flipping and not as a utility knife, it is completely latch-less. It features a Channel handle.

Blade

The blade of the Nabalis Canyon is also made of 420 Heat Treated Stainless-Steel with the same hardness rating as it's handle [50-54 HRC, approx.]

The Nabalis Canyon's blade is 127mm long, with the false edge version being 0.04-0.08 inches thick.

Balance

The weight of the Nabalis Canyon is 126g. According to the Nabalis website the balance is "35.5 mm from pivot center/Moderate handle bias"

Hardware

The length of the Nabalis Canyon closed is 144 mm closed, and 257 mm opened. It uses a Bushing pivot system and T10 screws. The pin design is Pinless.