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Opinel is a world-renowned brand for many reasons. Their production is top-notch and their design is timeless. These pocket knives excel at any task, giving you a feeling of self-confidence just by sitting in your pocket. The Opinel No. 5 just happened to be the favourite of Pablo Picasso for his sculpture work.
This knife has a carbon steel blade, the most traditional of Opinel designs. Be sure to dry in-between uses to avoid rusting. When cared for properly, they patina beautifully and hold their edge reliably.
About Opinel - Opinel is the quintessential French pocket knife. Their history of forging steel goes back to the early 1800's in the Opinel family, and the numbered sizing system that they are known for was created in 1897 by Joseph Opinel. As demand increased, Joseph moved the company to Pont de Govoudaz to create a larger facility, innovating new knife-making machines, training workers, and bringing electricity to the village for the first time ever! Nowadays, Opinel is an internationally recognized design. Their minimalist designed has hardly changed, save for innovative new styles and the use of higher-quality modern steels.
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Overall rating: 4.2222223 / 5 from 9 reviews.
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"The No. 5 is certainly a small knife and good for everyday tasks. I found that the handle is almost too small for my hands (typically I wear a large to extra large glove). For tasks like opening boxes, gathering vegetables, cutting tags off new clothes etc. it’s great. As other reviewers have mentioned it doesn’t have the a collar similar to other Opinel knives to lock the blade in place. The carbon steel is very sharp and reminds me of an old Barlow knife."
"I gave this knife as a gift to my sister and she loves it. It's small size fits well in her hand."
"Unfortunately there is no safety ring on the Opinel knife you sent me, so I can not use it. I hope you can send me the ring to resolve the issue. I did write an email to request it."
"If you are like me an expensive knife, pair of sunglasses, cuff links or handkerchief will be lost and never found within the first week of purchase. The Opinel Carbon No.05 costs very little almost guaranteeing it will be with you until the bitter end. While on your mortal coil you will have with Opinel a sharp, trusty and always useful pocket knife. Worth the trip to Kents of Ingelwood any time. And then check out their amazing shaving products."
"I bought this for my wife for her clutch. I have a No. 08 that I’m crazy about, and figured she could use something too. Heck - everyone could use an Opinel Knife!"
"This knife was bought for my wife who wanted to carry a small knife around (like me). It is rather small which is great, but unfortunately unlike other Opinel's; this one does not have a locking mechanism (i.e. twist the neck). That is the only reason it gets a 4 start. Obviously, better research on my end could have prevented this purchase and I may have gone up to number 6 which I believe does have the locking mechanism. I more than likely missed that information in the no.5 description, but all in all good little pocket knife, really small and handy, but was a bit disappointed about the lack of locking mechanism."
"When ordering, I forgot that the o5 does not have a locking mechanism. Great product, but get the o6."
"good little folder. Could use a locking collar like the #6 and larger. Hard to sharpen but holds an edge well. Will be too small though for most folks."
"A great little pocket knife. Sharp, compact and light!"
