OPINEL 10 CORKSCREW FOLDING KNIFE

The famous Savoyard pocket knife #10, ideal companion for your outdoor activities and during more difficult work is now also a corkscrew!

Finally! For the first time since its creation in 1890, Opinel becomes a corkscrew.

A grooved 5-coil drill bit, professional quality, guarantees impeccable extraction of the cork.

10 cm blade in modified Sandvik 12c27 stainless steel: Excellent cutting quality, corrosion resistance, no special maintenance.

Sandvik stainless steel developed for Opinel is renowned for its sharpness and ease of maintenance. This steel is capable of undergoing the heat treatment that gives it its good hardness. It has a carbon content of at least 0.40% which gives a very satisfactory edge without being susceptible to corrosion.

Handle in natural varnished beech wood.

The Beech: Covers about 10% of French forests. The beech is one of the most elegant trees, with a smooth trunk and dense foliage that grows very well. White or very pale brown in colour, its grain is fine and its structure is homogeneous and straight-grained. The wood of beech is one of the most resistant.

All Opinel closing knives are equipped with the patented Virobloc system, except for the Tradition small size knives.invented by Marcel Opinel in 1955, this stainless steel safety ring locks the blade in the open position (safety in use). Today, the Virobloc also makes it possible to block the blade in the closed position (transport safety).

10 cm Yatagan

The name Yatagan originally refers to a sword used in Turkey. In creating his closing knife, Joseph Opinel designed a blade with a Yatagan shape (curved at the tip) and a rounded profile which guarantees an incomparable quality of cut.