Opinel Knife N° 10 Sickle, For harvesting grapes, cutting shrubs or making an incision on fruit trees.

A quality tool for climbers and gardeners.

Its shape allows you to graft, cut and prune shrubs. The slightly curved 8cm blade is ideal for picking fruit and flowers. Opinel allows the user the ability to lock the blade in the open and closed position, minimizing the risk of cuts.

Blade length: 8 cm

Curved blade. The curved blade is beveled on both sides, it is ideal for harvesting and pruning.

Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel . Sandvik's modified 12C27 stainless steel developed for Opinel is known for its cutting edge and easy maintenance. Stainless steel capable of undergoing the heat treatment that gives it its excellent hardness is called martensitic. It has a carbon percentage of at least 0.40% which allows you to obtain a very satisfactory cut without being sensitive to corrosion. Blade hardness 57-58 HRC

Beech handle. Beech is the most used wood for the manufacture of Opinel handles. Coming from French cultivation, it is hard, resistant and easy to work with. With a homogeneous appearance, its light color varies from yellow to pink. It is recognizable by the presence of numerous dark dashes. The handle is painted to be effectively protected from dirt and humidity.

Safety ring. Invented in 1955 by Marcel Opinel, the Virobloc safety ring is present on all folding knives starting from No. 06. Carved from stainless steel, the Virobloc consists of two parts: a fixed part and a sliding part. Only on the sickle part No. 10 is it possible to lock the blade in the open position.