OPINEL №7 INOX LA MAIN COURONNÉE VIROBLOC BREVETE c.1989's FRENCH FOLDING KNIFE

Description: The Crowned HandIn 1565, King Charles IX of France ordered each master cutler to add his emblem to his products to guarantee their origin and quality. To follow this tradition, Joseph chose the Crowned Hand emblem in 1909. The blessing hand is that of Saint Jean-Baptiste appearing on the arms of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, the town closest to Albiez-le-Vieux, home of the Opinel family. Joseph Opinel added the crown as a reminder that the Savoie was a duchy. Since, every single Opinel blade and tool is stamped with the Crowned Hand. At first, the Opinel knife had four components: the blade, the handle, the shell ring and the rivet. The shell ring was needed to firmly rivet the blade to the handle.In 1955, Marcel Opinel, wanting to improve the safety of the knife, invented the Virobloc® system. He added a rotating lock which slides on the shell ring, closing the groove and therefore locking the blade in its open position. This is a simple idea but with a complex implementation.In the 90s, the Virobloc® system was modified to allow the blade to be locked in its closed position. At first, it was only used on a few references, but by the year 2000, it was added to every Opinel knife. Marked. INOX /Impact Neutralizing Object for the X-tremes/ Pocket knife The Knife is in full working condition. For more details please see the photos, they are part of the description. Made in France Rare and Highly collectible item! On Apr-19-14 at 08:22:02 PDT, seller added the following information: Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

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