Opinel No.8 Colorama Stainless Steel Knife

The Opinel No.08 Colorama is a colored-handle, stainless steel folding knife with a lanyard. This knife features the Virobloc safety ring.

• Martensitic Stainless Steel: 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, etc)
• Yatagan Blade: 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
• Stainless Steel (INOX) Blade: Opinel uses Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel. It is anti-corrosive, thanks to the addition of chrome, and requires no special maintenance. Its carbon content of at least 0.40% provides an excellent cutting edge, and it is easily sharpened
• Handle: Opinel's selection of wood is very precise, and meets strict standards for social responsibility and the environment. They select beech, hornbeam, walnut, and ash wood, among other varieties, from ecologically-managed French woodlands in the Alpine region and Jura mountains | PEFC-certified hornbeam comes from eco-managed farms in the Jura and Vercors regions. This white wood with few veins is ideal for applying color. The handle is varnished to be protected against moisture and dirt
• 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)
• The Crowned Hand: In 1565, King of France Charles IX commanded every knife maker to stamp an emblem on their products, to guarantee their origin and quality. In 1909, in order to honor this tradition, Joseph Opinel chose the Crowned Hand as his emblem - a very symbolic choice, as it represents the blessing hand of Saint Jean-Baptiste, which is featured on the coat of arms of the city of Sant-Jean-de-Maurienne. Opinel added the crown as a reminder that Savoie was originally a duchy. All Opinel blades since have been stamped with the Crowned Hand
• Made in Savoie, France: For over 130, years Opinel has been crafting knives and tools in the heart of the French Alps. Much like Joseph Opinel did from his workshop in 1890, today Opinel still manufactures their products from their factory in Chambery, France