Hydra Trainer - With Tanto/Bowie Blade 7075 Aluminum
Disclaimer
Nabalis products are balisong "trainers", NOT real knives. The "blade" in the pictures is dull and only meant to simulate the weight and feel of a real blade. These trainers are NOT weapons and are intended for recreational and educational purposes ONLY.
Description
More pictures, please click "Tanto & Bowie Hydra"
Tanto Hydra balisong trainer is a new version of Bowie Hydra. Compared to Bowie Hydra, Tanto Balde Hydra is longer and has a light handle bias for better flipping experience.
The overall length of new Bowie blade Hydra training butterfly knife is increased.
Bead blasted and anodized 7075 aluminum handle owns a natural metal sense, higher hardness and excellent durability.
440c heat treated blade with press fit zen pins with high hardness and has 3 blade shapes. A trainer with a bottle opener, a Japanese tanto and a bowie!
Each of the blades come from the factory unsharpened and are able to be sharpened with the proper equipment such as a whetstone.
Shipment times are determined by your location and the product(s) you have purchased. Please keep in mind that we require 2-3 business days (excluding Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) to process your order before it is shipped out.
All your concerns are here!
Q&A
Q1: Has my order shipped yet?
Orders generally ship within 24 hours. (Excluding weekends and holidays) Once an order ships, we'll send you a shipping confirmation email with the tracking number and link.
If you haven't received it, here are a few things to check:
- Check your spam/junk folder in case the email got filtered.
- Double check the email address you provided when placing the order - we've had issues in the past with incorrect email addresses. If you realize you gave us the wrong one, just email us to update it.
- Verify your delivery address - issues like a mismatched zip code, missing apt/unit number, etc. can cause delays as we work to correct the address.
If none of those apply, feel free to email us and include your order number so we can look into it.
Q2: Why are orders to Korea, Turkey, and Chile taking longer to ship?
-Korea
Korea now requires strict verification of the personal customs clearance code:Starting July 11, 2024, Cainiao will verify the accuracy of the customs clearance code for all orders to Korea (the code must be valid and match the recipient's registered name and phone number). Orders that fail this verification will not be able to be placed.When placing your order, please double check this information. We usually send a "shipping info confirmation" email on the same day - please review that.
-Turkey
To avoid extra customs procedures and fees, please provide your ID number (personal tax ID) when placing your order.
-Chile
Chile does not have an RUT (personal tax ID), so logistics providers are rejecting our orders there. We cannot ship to Chile without an RUT, so please provide this when placing your order.
Q3: Why is my order showing as "Returned to Sender"?
This can be divided into two cases:
- If the package is showing return to sender within your country, check the logistics info. If it failed delivery due to an incorrect address, we won't reship or refund. See the Return Policy for more.
- If it's showing return to sender in the origin country, check your email for any logistics update emails about the package.
Typically, if a package is returned by the logistics provider due to prohibited items, we'll reship the same day we get the return notice and update the tracking. So check your email if you see a return, and contact us if you don't see an update.
Q4: Why don't you ship to Hawaii anymore?
Our logistics partners have had a very difficult time reliably shipping balisongs to Hawaii. Past Hawaii orders often required 3+ shipping attempts before successful delivery, and some were ultimately undeliverable, so we've had to close the Hawaii market.
Q5: Can you ship to Canada/UK/Germany/Australia?
Yes, we do ship to Canada, the UK, Germany, and Australia. For information on our customs clearance rates, please check our Customs Issues Page.If your package is unfortunately held up by customs, even after you've actively cooperated with the clearance process, we will provide a refund or reship the order. (So far, all reshipments have been successful.)
Q6: My order is missing xxx.
On the day you receive the package, please check the contents - if anything is missing, let us know right away and we'll reship it. After 7 days, we won't be able to do a reshipment.
About Hydra
Specifications
- Weight: 3.8Ounces/110g
- Handle Design: Channel
- Total Length (Open Position): 253mm/9.96"
- Total Length (Closed Position): 148mm/5.82"
- Handle Length: 143.8mm/5.66"
- Handle Thickness: 12.8mm/0.5“
- Blade Length: 123mm/4.84
- Handle Material: 7075 Aluminum
- Handle Finish: Anodized
- Blade Material: 440 Heat Treated Stainless Steel
- Blade Finish: Bead Blasted
- Blade Edge: Dull
- Pin Design: Zen Pins
- Pivot Design: Bushings
- Pivot Screw: T10
- Latch Design: Latchless
- Balance Profile: 38.7mm from pivot center/Light Handle Bias
Description
- Mirror polished and anodized 7075 aluminum handle owns a natural metal sense, higher hardness and excellent durability.
- Delicate lines draw out metallic snakes meandering between two handles, which will tremendously add additional grip during flipping.
- The 440C heat-treated stainless steel blade with high hardness and embedded zen pins makes Hydra a really nice tuning fork.
- Jimpings and a crescent shape at the end of the handle are the newest design language of Nabalis premium balisongs.
Bushing System
Hydra with a high-precision bushing system that has been professionally adjusted, giving you smooth flipping, zero tap, and barely any play!
Note: After use, it needs to be maintained and restored to its best condition by replacing the washers or tuning the bushing.
Product Story
Hydra Bali is the first 7075 aluminum trainer of Nabalis, and it is inspired by the Hydra in Greek mythology.
Honestly, it's really difficult to produce the handles with 7075 aluminum, especially the anodized handles. We need to ensure the material is pure and its surface clean enough before anodizing.
You know, a small bias can cause huge color deviation. After tens of times of testing, we finally figured out the best producing process for the 7075 aluminum material.
Usually, aluminum handles would have bead blasted before anodizing. To get a metallic luster for the Hydra, we chose to make a mirror polishing and leave the handle soak in specific oil before anodizing it, finally getting it sparkling with natural metal sense.
Another innovation of the Hydra is the texture on the handle. Just like sketching, our designer draws lines with different intervals and tilt angles to make a specific visual effect, like a sinuous snake, meandering between two handles. When viewing from different angles, you can always get amazing patterns under the flowing light!
To some extent, the Hydra is a combination of state-of-the-art technology and the advanced design concept from Nabalis!
Customer Reviews
Beautifully machined and plated, flips well, overall a great trainer
I like the way it feels on the hand, and it's very smooth when flipping.
Such a pleasure to flip! Feels very good and the sound is great
This, I like it. It's like really smooth. And kinds quite.
my first order got confiscated by canadian customs but I messaged support and they got a new one shipped out within a couple days!
