OPINEL N7 Trekking Folding Knife -Violet Purple

Ideal for sporting activities

Made In France,high in the French Alps, famous and virtually unchanged since 1890. With a classic and unique design, the Opinel is a sought after respected brand throughout the world.

• 4" (100mm)closed.
• 3" (75mm) stainless blade with crowned hand hallmark etching.
• Weight:0.1lbs (45grams)
• Plum coloured dyed Beech wood handle.
• Safety ring for locking the blade.
• Brown leather lanyard attachment

ThePlum dyed beech wood handle comes with the double Virobloc Safety Ring was created by Marcel Opinel in 1955 and locks the Blade either in open or closed Position.

The knife blade features the renowned 5.5 cm Sandvik 12C27 Stainless Steel Blade with Opinels crowned hand hallmark Etching.

This Steel is known worldwide for its incomparable cutting qualities and requires no special protection to maintain or clean it.
Sandvik 12C27 Stainless Steel is capable of undergoing the heat treatment that gives it its good hardness is called martensitic. It has a carbon content of at least 0.40%, giving it a good cutting edge and an excellent resistance to corrosion

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ABOUT OPINEL:

Victor-Amde Opinel who was a peddler, learnt how to forge nails during his travels. He set up his first blacksmith workshop in Gevoudaz, a hamlet part of Albiez-le-Vieux, near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. His son Daniel later worked alongside his father and grew to became a renowned edgetool maker(maker of sharp tools) among farmers who came from afar to buy his billhooks or sickles...

Fast forward to the new millenium andthe Opinel pocket knife is recognised as one of the 999 most successful designs of all times by a jury of international designers in the beautiful three-volume set of the "Phaidon Design Classics"

Opinel: a design icon

The Opinel is a popular object used on a daily basis. Its aesthetics and functionality have convinced several generations of users. Unchanged for over a century, its design is one of the most successful of all times. For this reason, Opinel is recognised by the Victoria and Albert Museum as being among the 100 best designs. This list includes the Porsche 911 and the Rolex watch.