Opinel No.8 Mushroom Knife

You will be ready for the mushroom-picking. Pick, remove dust, and clean your mushrooms. The handle is equipped with a boar-bristle brush, and a blade with a toothed back. It is essential for the mushroom-lovers.

Herald by foragers around the world as THE mushroom knife to have, Opinel’s No.08 Mushroom Knife features a sharp, curved stainless steel blade, to help cut delicate fungi in hard to reach places. With a serrated edge on the back of the blade to scrape off debris, and a boar's hair bristle brush on the end of the comfortable beech wood handle to wipe away dirt, it features built-in tools to help with cleaning while out in the field!

• Martensitic Stainless Steel: 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 re-sharpening. 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, etc)
• Virobloc® 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)
• Tools Fit for Foodies: From foraging mushrooms to shucking oysters, Opinel's foodie collection of folding knives can come in very useful in certain epicurean situations
• Foraging Awaits: The perfect tool for aspiring mushroom-hunters and expert foragers alike, the No.08 Mushroom Knife is an excellent companion for heading into the woods in search of morels, chanterelles, porcinis, oyster mushrooms, and more
• The Crowned Hand: In 1565, King of France Charles IX commanded every knife maker to stamp an emblem on their products, to guarantee their origin and quality. In 1909, in order to honor this tradition, Joseph Opinel chose the Crowned Hand as his emblem - a very symbolic choice, as it represents the blessing hand of Saint Jean-Baptiste, which is featured on the coat of arms of the city of Sant-Jean-de-Maurienne. Opinel added the crown as a reminder that Savoie was originally a duchy. All Opinel blades since have been stamped with the Crowned Hand
• Made in Savoie, France: For over 130, years Opinel has been crafting knives and tools in the heart of the French Alps. Much like Joseph Opinel did from his workshop in 1890, today Opinel still manufactures their products from their factory in Chambery, France