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Useful and smart, you won't be able to do without this knife
Made in the heart of the French Alps since 1890, the Opinel pocket knife draws its robustness and simplicity from its mountain roots
Over time, the Opinel folding knife has been adopted worldwide, and is now recognized as a design icon
Thanks to its stainless blade, N°07 is the perfect camping and picnic knife.
Its stainless steel blade is corrosion-resistant
The beech wood handle is comfortable in the hand
The security system, the Virobloc®, blocks the blade in open position and closed position.
Handle: Varnished Beech
Blade: Stainless Steel. Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel
Blade Shape: The classic Opinel blade has adopted a Yatagan shape
The blade is ground to an exclusive convex profile that ensures the strength of the blade and allows efficient regrinding.
Blade Length: 8.0cm, 3.07in
Overall Length: 17.78cm, 7.0in
Weight: 39.7g, 1.4oz
Virobloc Safety Ring: Fitted to all folding knives
Beech
The most commonly used wood for the manufacture of Opinel handles
From France, their beech is hard, durable and easy to work
With a homogeneous appearance, its light colour varies from yellow to pink
It is characterized by the presence of numerous small dark dashes
Stainless Steel
Hardness 55-57 HRC. European origin.
The stainless steel used in OPINEL blades is a grade optimized to guarantee both high corrosion resistance and high mechanical performance
The blade offers excellent sharpness and high resistance to abrasion (wear) which allows it to withstand regular contact with hard materials, such as ceramics, before requiring re-sharpening
Stainless steel has the advantage of requiring no special maintenance under ordinary conditions of use, unlike carbon steel.
Nevertheless, it can meet its limits when it is put in prolonged contact with an aggressive environment (acid, salt water, detergent ...)
The classic Opinel blade has adopted a Yatagan shape
The Yatagan shape is inspired by a traditional Turkish saber, the toe up
The blade is ground to an exclusive convex profile that ensures the strength of the blade and allows efficient regrinding
Virobloc Safety Ring
Invented by Marcel Opinel in 1955, the Virobloc safety ring is fitted to all folding knives from the N° 06
Cut out of stainless steel, the Virobloc has two sections, one fixed and one sliding
In addition to locking the blade open (safety in use), it is now possible to lock the blade closed (safety in transport)
Watch:
Opinel Originals Classics
The Vibroloc Safety Ring (YouTube 1min 05sec)
How To Tighten Your Vibrobloc Safety Ring (YouTube 46sec)
How To Loosen Your Virobloc Safety Ring For Cleaning (YouTube 40sec)