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Opinel No. 8 · Drop Point
3.23″ blade · 0.067″ spine · 1.69 oz · ~0.78″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.067″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.

Opinel

Opinel No. 8

Traditional PocketFolding

The Opinel No. 8 is a 3.23" drop point folder in Sandvik 12C27, full flat ground. The handle is Beechwood, secured by a virobloc collar lock. Its Virobloc Collar lock is rare here — only 2 folders in the catalogue use one.

Blade: 3.23″
Weight: 1.69 oz
Steel: Sandvik 12C27
Price band: Budget

Best for

Low-profile daily cutting where a tactical folder reads wrong

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against knifecenter, knifeworks.

Blade length: 3.23″
Spine thickness: 0.067″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Full Flat
Steel: Sandvik 12C27
Overall length: 7.64″
Closed length: 4.33″
Weight: 1.69 oz
Lock: Virobloc Collar
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Beechwood
Country of origin: France

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About Sandvik 12C27

Morakniv and Opinel's steel. Modest edge retention, excellent toughness and grain, sharpens on anything including a river rock.

Edge retention

2/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All Sandvik 12C27 knives