TheONE Butterfly Knife w/ Bushings TITANIUM Balisong - 4X series (clone)

I've owned several of "The One" 4X clones over the years, but this is my first with Titanium handles. The difference in weight from the stainless version is immediately apparent. Titanium is about as light as aluminum but is stronger than stainless steel. The precision machining and finish are excellent, as usual for "The One". I'm a big fan of pivot pin bushings. They allow you to lock the pins down tight to reduce lateral handle movement and prevent blade slap, while the handles still swing free and smooth. $139 is, I think, a good price for this well made titanium handle balisong! I've seen sellers asking $200 for 4X Titanium handles alone. And, Jeff at Slas2Gash is great - has always responded when I've had a question.

I just got my 42 clone today and it's by far the best balisong I own. The build quality is easily on par with knives that cost 2 or 3 times as much, and the tune on mine was near perfect. About as little play as you could ask for and absolutely no tap.

The latch doesn't throw off the balance, thanks to it being a spring latch so it doesn't swing around, and also relatively light. That's perfect for me, because I've been looking for a good flipper that I don't have to remove the latch from.

If I have to nitpick one thing, it's that the latch is a very tight fit when the knife is closed, which means it takes quite a lot of force to engage the spring, so it's pretty hard to pop open with one hand. Still manageable though once you get used to it.

Overall, my experience with both the knife and the store have been ace so far, and this will definitely be the first place I look for my balisong clone needs in the future. Also, as someone who's got an almost problematic hoard of knife company stickers, S2G has some of the best.

Placed order on a Thursday or Friday evening and received it Monday morning, items are perfect, cut myself twice so that's a win! Put masking tape on blades and taped my fingers back together 👍😅 couldn't be happier. Earned my recommendation. Turned a friend onto the site last night he will be placing an order as well. Thanks guys great experience

Couldn’t be happier. My original 42 was stolen along with my favorite gen 1 LUDT! And I couldn’t find one that isn’t ridiculously expensive so I tried S2G out and the titanium 43 is awesome ! I especially like that it DOESNT have a fake Benchmade logo on it- and Jeff has talked to me a couple times and I’m really impressed. Great Dude, great company,and great product!!

First off, Jeff always tunes this knife and other knives as well. You can always ask him questions, and he responds quickly. Jeff is polite, offers superb customer service, excellent communication, fast shipping, and much more. Trust me, you won’t find a tuned clone in China, even with a ton of notes.

I watched a review for Bear & Son, specifically the Bear Song 8 Bali. The quality control isn’t great, and the blade wasn’t centered, similar to what you’d find in China. It has bearings. You can get this titanium version for the same price, tuned, and with much more bang for your buck. The other knives with the floating washer are perfect too. This one had no play, no tap, no rub, and the blade was centered properly. Jeff even threw in Vibratite Loctite, which I needed. I had asked him to do it on this particular model. He said he would tighten the pivots so that the tune would still be there even after taking out screws and applying Loctite.

Thanks, Jeff, because I have three kids and don’t have time to tune it like I used to. You won’t get that from China. The reason it’s more expensive than China is because he tunes everything for you and does much more, like breaking Chinese Loctite. It’s worth the extra amount, and it’s still an awesome price. Will upload pics later Judy had to get to work so I didn't have time. E+!+!