LDY Orion V1

Description

The LDY Orion V1 is a relatively cheap balisong, released in March of 2023. When it was produced, it costed 100USD, and for that price you were getting a trainer and a separate live blade. It featured bushings, which allowed for easy tuning and hidden zen pins, which make the handle gap never get smaller while looking great. Handles could be finished in two ways: anodization and ceramic coating. The balance is neutral or handle biased, depending on the blade and handle finish.

LDY Orion V1 live blade

Reviews

Ethan's "Blade Bias" review

Disuko's review

Ghost Flipping's review

Buffnesses unboxing + review

Specs

Manufacturer: LDY

Handle material: 7075 aluminum

Handle finish: anodization/ceramic coating

Live Blade material: 440C stainless steel

Trainer Blade material: 3CR13 stainless steel

Total lenght(open position, own measurement): 253mm

Total lenght(open position, LDY measurement): 254.46mm

Handle lenght: 140mm

Trainer Blade lenght(own measurement): 126mm

Trainer Blade lenght(LDY measurement): 127.04mm

Live Blade lenght(own measurement): 127mm

Live Blade lenght(LDY measurement): 127.56mm

Blade Thickness: 3mm

Construction: Sandwich, Bushings, hidden zen pins

Weight: 110g