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Fun fact: Right now on the CRKT website, you can find more than 30 variants of the brand’s classic tactical EDC knife, the M16.
Such a smorgasbord of spinoffs of a silhouette that first appeared in 1999 is a helluva tribute to late designer Kit Carson’s legacy.
The M16 Balisong comes in two variants: one with a tanto blade and one with a drop-point blade (above).CRKT
Even among all that variety, however, the newest edition might be the biggest showstopper of all.
In addition to a super steel blade, the fittingly named M16 Balisong drops the mic with its deployment mechanism.
Right off the bat, I should point out that the M16 Balisong comes in two variants distinguished solely by their blade shapes: the M16-02BALI has a 3.37-inch tanto blade and the M16-03BALI has a 3.38-inch drop-point blade.
While this knife has employed many blade steels over the years — from D2 and AUS 8 to 8Cr14MoV and 1.4116 — the new edition gets the super-est of super steels, MagnaCut, coveted for its rare blend of toughness, edge retention and corrosion resistance.