Pocket knife N°09, stainless steel, 8 cm, "DIY", Grey - Opinel

Pocket knife N°09, made of stainless steel, blade length 8 cm, Opinel brand

The N°09 knife from the DIY range is an essential tool that should be in any tool bag, car or office.

The extremely sturdy blade is equipped with a wire cutter (maximum cable diameter: 5 mm) and with a cable stripping device (max. cable diameter: 1.8 mm). The handle includes two screwdriver tips.

Round tip blade
Round tip for increased safety, also perfect for picnics, spreading butter and making sandwiches.

Martensitic stainless steel
The stainless steel used to manufacture OPINEL knife blades is optimized to guarantee both high corrosion resistance and high mechanical performance.
The knife blade offers excellent sharpness and high abrasion (wear) resistance, allowing it to withstand the usual contact with hard materials such as ceramics before requiring resharpening. Stainless steel has the advantage of not requiring special maintenance under normal use, unlike carbon steel. However, it can reach its limits when put in prolonged contact with an aggressive environment (acid, salt water, detergent...).
Stainless steel hardness: 55-57 HRC.

The handle
The handle is made of glass fiber-reinforced polyamide to resist shocks and moisture. In addition, the handle has two built-in tips: a flat-tipped screwdriver (4 mm screws) and a Phillips screwdriver (3.5 to 5 mm screws) and a magnetized holder for the tips.

Safety ring
Invented by Marcel Opinel in 1955, the Virobloc safety ring is fitted on all foldable knives from the N°06 model onwards. Cut from stainless steel, the Virobloc has two sections, one fixed and one sliding. In addition to locking the blade in the open position (safety in use), it is now possible to lock the blade when it is closed (safety during transport).

Blade length: 8 cm