The stainless steel No.12 slim folding knife is the perfect tool for fishing aficionados. The flexible blade, sharp edge, and slim handle make it ideal for filleting fish. The knife is lightweight yet robust, and its elegant design makes it a fisherman’s favourite. The olive wood models has a mirror-polished blade.
- Martensitic stainless steel:
- Hardness 55-57 HRC. European origin
- 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 resharpening
- 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)
- Handle: the mythical tree of the Mediterranean, this hard wood has a yellow to orange appearance and has a dense and often tortuous veining, soft to the touch it has a nice polish, the handle is varnished to protect it from moisture and dirt
- Mirror-finish blade: double polish for a mirror effect
- 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)
- Blade length: 12 cm
- Handle length: 14.82 cm
- Weight: 1.65 oz.
