Opinel nr.8 mushroom knife - the best gift for a mushroom maker! The comfortable beech handle fits perfectly to the hand, and the curved blade is specially designed to cut mushrooms safely and comfortably. The back of the blade has special teeth for rough cleaning of the mushroom, and the bristle brush at the end of the handle is perfect for final cleaning. Opinel mushroom knife is probably the best choice for mushroom picking. Made in France.

Blade length - 8 cm, stainless steel. The knife blade, made of Sandvik's modified 12C27 stainless steel for Opinel products, is renowned for its extremely high quality and easy daily maintenance. The steel is hardened by heat treatment by martensitic hardening. The carbon content of such steel is not less than 0.40%, so the blade is of high quality and corrosion resistant.

Handle - beech

Virobloc protective ring

Opinel No. 08 knife for mushrooming, like all other curved knives, has Marcel Opinel’s 1955 invented the Virobloc protective ring. The stainless steel Virobloc ring consists of two parts: a fixed and a sliding ring. The blade locks both folded (to make the knife safe to use) and folded (thus ensuring safety when transporting the knife)