Hi guys,
Sorry... too much threads around, and got carried away... lol...
Anyway, to answer your questions with regards to the holes in the blades, nope, they aren't like Spyderco holes that you can open the knives with them.. hehehe..
The REAL purpose it serves, if my sources are true, is to ensure "death" to the one that gets stabbed by the knife.
How, you may ask?
It's like this: When a person gets stabbed, by a balisong, for example, the wound closes shut after the blade is withdrawn, right?
The "holes" act as a sort of security measure. It will create air bubbles during the puncture sequence, and we all know what air bubbles in your system can do to a person. I believe the idea there is similar to injecting air into the bloodstream... painful way to go.
I've seen some locals survive a knife fight after drinking one too many bottles of beer.
Though I've yet to see anybody survive a stab that came from such a blade w/ holes. Of course, this will depend where you get stabbed. If the air bubbles don't get you, internal bleeding will.
As to the razorbacks, yes some use them to saw through thick branches, or something else. Depending on the design of the teeth, it usually does wonders to the internals of the victim as well.
That is probably why the newer models rarely come out with those holes anymore. I think they've decided to discontinue it, although I still see some floating around.
I'll try to visit the locals there and see if I can catch some footings on how these balisongs are made, from start to finish. If not, I'll try to be as observant as I can, then put it in writing as well.
So, don't go making holes now, y'hear? lol...
Dan