12 OPINEL pocket knife beech wood stainless stee

OPINEL model no. 12 pocket knife beech wood stainless steel article no. 254122

total length 28.0 cm

blade length 12.0 cm

blade material 12C27 Sandvik steel, stainless

blade shape clip point or pike point

handle length 16.0 cm

Handle material beechwood, natural finish, varnished

Opening aid nail nick

Weight 108 grams

Manufacturer OPINEL, France

Keywords Opinel, stainless, Yatagan, Virobloc

The blade of this knife is made of stainless Swedish steel. However, scharferLaden.de also stocks the carbon steel version.

It can be quickly locked by turning a safety ring, the so-called “Virobloc system”. The French call the sharply pointed blade “Yatagan”. This was the name of a Seljuk commander in the Ottoman Empire, after whom not only a city but also this sword shape was named.

The handle is made of dried, long-stored beech wood from French farms. A special varnish protects it from moisture.

OPINEL produces this model from No. 2 to No. 13. No. 1 and the double No. 11 were discontinued in the 1930s; neither we nor the Sécurité Extérieure have been able to get hold of them. The giant model No. 13, with a total length of 50 cm, has been available since the 1970s.

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