For 70 years, Opinel has been building knives with its Viroloc system, at first designed to merely lock the folding blade open and later to lock it open and closed. A simple rotating ferrule, the Viroloc mechanism features a thin opening that allows the blade to fold open or closed before the user gives it a twist to lock the blade in position. It’s a beautifully simple, easy-to-use way of locking the blade open and closed, and Opinel added it to all its knife models in the 2000s.
The Néo6 does away with this convention to appeal to users looking for a non-locking blade, such as those who live in the UK and other localities where locking blades are restricted or banned. Specific laws vary, so you’ll want to know yours before committing to a particular product.
Europe is so cooked. They are afraid of an Opinel knife, but not of the person they let in who is stabbing people with it.
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