Opinel N°09 DIY YELLOW
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Product detailed description
Extremely robust blade for the practical Opinel DIY knife. The innovative design of the knife consists of new equipment: wire cutter (5 mm max cable diameter), cable stripper (1.8 mm max cable diameter). The handle includes two positions for bits, a Phillips and a flathead screwdriver. After inserting the bit (secured by a magnet) into the back of the knife, the corresponding screwdriver is available. Available in grey and yellow.
Blade length 8cm
Sandvik stainless steel Sandvik 12C27
Swivel blade lock
Additional parameters
| Category: | Classic folding knives |
|---|---|
| Blade material: | stainless SANDVIK |
| Blade length: | 7 to 8 cm |
| Handle material: | polymer |
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The first Opinel knife was made by Joseph Opinel in his father's workshop in the small village of Albiez-Le-Vieux near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. From 1896 onwards, with three employees, he produced around 60 pieces a day. By 1901, the original workshop was no longer sufficient, so Opinel built a new one, employing fifteen workers. Eight years later, Opinel registered a trademark with the company's logo: the hand with the crown (main couronnée), which has marked all knife blades ever since. The knives were first sold by travelling salesmen, and later Opinel itself began exporting its production to Belgium and Italy. In 1911, one of his knives won a gold medal at the International Exhibition in Turin.
In 1920, production expanded to a newly built factory in Cognin near Chambéry. By the beginning of the Second World War, the company had sold 20 million knives. The company is still owned today by the founder's family. There is also a museum (Le Musée de l'Opinel) in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The company employs around 100 people at its plants in Cognin and Chambéry and produces between four and five million knives a year.