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On Butterfly Japan, the TB ALC is listed at an average of 86g. Blades can range from as much as -10g to +10g from the average (20g difference) in extreme cases, although I feel like I haven't seen this in a long time and manufacturers try to keep this difference more in the -/+5g range (10g difference).
I've seen TB ALC's that weighed 93-95g although not in the recent years. If you look around and are patient, you might find one that is over 90g. For info, Timo has posted pics of the blades he uses on a scale before, and they were 89-90g.
It's definitely has been a trend for manufacturers and Butterfly particularly to produce their blades lighter in recent years, some say it's because the handle is more hollow either to make the blade more head heavy thus faster or to save on material (unlikely?), others say it's to appeal to the majority of players who are looking for lighter rather than heavier blades. I've also heard that the lighter blades from a production (under 90g) are usually shipped to Europe where they are preferred and the heavier ones (over 90g) to China where they are favored. I've kinda seen this trend when asking for particular weights across European and Chinese online stores.
