The knife OPINEL: The daily knife, the Opinel is an object whose aesthetics and functionality have been able to convince generations of users. Unchanged for more than a century, its design is one of the most successful of all time. It is in this capacity that in 1985, the Opinel was dedicated to the Victoria and Albert Museum among the world’s best-drawn ones next to the Porsche 911 and the Rolex watch. Originally four components form the Opinel knife, blade, fixed virole, rivet and handle. The fixed virole is necessary to be able to securely rivet the blade to the handle.

Presentation

• Knife OPINEL Tradition blade 8.5cm
• Channel in walnut of our french forests, covered with a worm, for holding
  

Mechanism

• patented Virobloc® rotating virole blocking system

Quality steel and material

• Sandvick 12C27M steel blade with high carbon content (0.52%), stainless
• excellent performance at cutting
• easily rescheduled
• Hardness 58 Hrc
• Open length: XXcm (XXcm closed)
• Weight 75gr
• elegant and bulged profile that benefits the fold by minimizing friction

Accessory

• delivered with cardboard gift box (image)

Customization

• name engraving, initials or logo on blade or handle

Time: Delivered SUB 48h

ORIGINA and TECHNICAL

handmade by Opinel in Chamberry 73000 Savoie

guaranteed handmade, french and handmade with certificate of authenticity

In 1955, Marcel Opinel designed the Virobloc® system to improve the safety of knife use. It adds a rotating virole that by sliding on the fixed virole can close the slot and thus block the folded blade. The idea is simple but its realization is complex. It is in this capacity that in 1985 the Opinel was dedicated to the "Vancouver and Albert Museum" among the world's best-designed objects alongside the Porsche 911 and the Rolex watch.
In the 1990s the Virobloc® system is modified to allow the blade to be blocked in a closed position. Reserved initially with a few references, it is generalized on all models in 2000.