OPINELS

[Pacu]

just got my # 8 carbon in the mail today. I like it. Think i'm gonna drill a lanyard hole in it tomorrow.


 

[Zed]

just got my # 8 carbon in the mail today. I like it. Think i'm gonna drill a lanyard hole in it tomorrow.


 

yep it needs a hole and leather lanyard 

[Iagent]

Sure is a lot to learn here.  Never seen anything like this.

[MirrorEdge]

Sure is a lot to learn here.  Never seen anything like this.

Like what ??

[Iagent]

"Like what ??"

The folding knife with the ice pick handle.

[MirrorEdge]

"Like what ??"

The folding knife with the ice pick handle.

Wich one ??

[Iagent]

"Like what ??"

The folding knife with the ice pick handle.

Wich one ??

The whole bloody batch of them lol.

[MirrorEdge]

"Like what ??"

The folding knife with the ice pick handle.

Wich one ??

The whole bloody batch of them lol.

What is the (folding knife with the ice pick handle) ??

[WWW]

For a while I didn't liked Opi's, then I started to get interested... Now I'm in love!! I have a question, wasn't the No. 8 the first locking one? Great pics guys, keep them comig.

[Woz]

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS


OPINEL finally makes a new model. It is a partially serrated outdoor knife, OHO, with a plastic handle and integrated whistle. Presented on the IWA 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany.

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[dks]

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS


OPINEL finally makes a new model. It is a partially serrated outdoor knife, OHO, with a plastic handle and integrated whistle. Presented on the IWA 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany.

  Where have you been?? 

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,35742.0.html

[Zed]

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS


OPINEL finally makes a new model. It is a partially serrated outdoor knife, OHO, with a plastic handle and integrated whistle. Presented on the IWA 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany.

  Where have you been?? 

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,35742.0.html

   i think we had 2 posts in a few days on that opie 

[Woz]

At Nuremberg playing with stuff like that 

[dks]

At Nuremberg playing with stuff like that 

Nobody has had a play with them yet, so if you have then let us know what they are like. 

[Gareth]

At Nuremberg playing with stuff like that 

Nobody has had a play with them yet, so if you have then let us know what they are like. 

plus we need to know what other "stuff like that" you are playing with.

 

[Woz]

Well, to be honest, this year I did not manage to get in to the IWA Show. It is a show restricted to dealers and LEO only, so I always have to find a dealer to get me in, this time I failed doing so. But I visited Nuremberg, there are some collectors meetings after the show, where some of the exhibitors show new items.
Still, I missed my favorites this time, no Spyderco, no SOG, no LM.

I played with the little Opinels, and liked them. They seem to be well made, and as they are made of plastic they are really lightweight but still sturdy. I would not say they are perfect to be the only knife you carry in the woods, the blade is just too thin, but it is a great EDC or backup blade. I like the serrations, they are different from most other serrations designs I know of, but they seem to work very well.

I also tried some new ER knives from Italy, but I am not a fan of their designs. They are just a bit too tactical, and while Austrian knife laws are very liberal I still prefer more civilian looking knives.

I talked to some GLOCK representatives too, but they were not allowed to bring any guns from the show with them, as they had no German carry permission.

I had a look on new Fenix lights, but for I´m not too interested in knives I do not remember any names. I might get a new EDC made by Fenix to replace my E1B by Surefire, the lights I played with were amazing bright and small. Great job Fenix!

Short: I am kind of disappointed I did not manage to get in this year, IWA is like a SHOT show in Germany and there are hundreds of manufacturers there. I´ll try again next year. Still meeting knife-nuts was nice, and I had great talks. And, Nuremberg is a beautiful city to visit, so it was no waste of time. And, I got dozens of catalogues, Spyderco, Sog, LM, Benchmade, Surefire, Beretta, ... A lot to read in the near future 

[dks]

 

[MirrorEdge]

When the plastic ones will release ??

Will there be any other sizes ?? , I have a wooden #8 but i prefer to get a plastic #6 .

And , will it be realy OHO ??

[Sparky415]

A nice little review of wooden handled Opies 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Woz- PM sent. 

Def

[Zed]

A nice little review of wooden handled Opies 

even more i want now     

[Sparky415]

 




 

[MirrorEdge]

When the plastic ones will release ??

Will there be any other sizes ?? , I have a wooden #8 but i prefer to get a plastic #6 .

And , will it be realy OHO ??

[dks]

Sparky, I have its baby brother, the No12 which was described as a knife you would use for slaughtering rams... (shown with a SAK and a No9)

I have been thinking about getting the 13 too for some time, irrespective of how useless it will be for me...

Maybe it will come with new tactical plastic handles and thicker blade!! That will be a proper folding sword!

[Sparky415]

We are out of Rams around here just a few nervous looking sheep 

The No10 is my favorite that No13 is just mad 

Those look very clean and shiny Mate   

[dks]

We are out of Rams around here just a few nervous looking sheep 

You are not Welsh, are you?? 

 


I use them daily; I just always wash them and clean them afterwards 

Actually, I did buy an opinel as a user, a filet version; I just have not yet found an excuse to use it…

[jzmtl]

I always wanted a #13 just for the heck of it, but at $70 it's kinda expensive for the purpose.

[Zed]

The #13 is mad but i never see a use for that one and too expensive, for me its the #4-6-8 as my favourites i still need to get a 12 though, 

[Gareth]

The No12 is a big old knife.   Still not heavy mind you, but a good size.

[Iagent]

That number 13 is really cool!
Nice video showing it too