Opinel herb knife

Such a knife should have every gardener in his pocket. Opinel calls it herb knife, because the very sharp, thin blade in the form of the typical Hippe (a slightly curved blade) is virtually predestined for harvesting herbs with soft shoots such as chives, parsley, chervil, cress and Co. They can be easily cut with this knife when gathered into clumps. But you can also use the knife, for example, when propagating cuttings or grafting vegetable seedlings. The blade can be folded like a pocket knife.
You can tell at first glance by the simple but reliable blocking system: The herb knife comes from Opinel in France, the specialist for good, yet inexpensive knives and cutting tools. A ring at the end of the handle is turned to the stop and locks the blade in use.

Famous, good and inexpensive are the French Opinel knives. Their trademark: As pocket knives, they usually feature a simple but reliable locking system for the blade when folded in and out. A locking ring on the handle is turned to the stop and locks the blade stably. Joseph Opinel invented this now very famous principle over 130 years ago. With the growing success of his first pocket knives, the product range of knife and cutlery making in the Savoy also flourished. Today, they produce as well as cooking and kitchen knives, picnic knives, harvest knives for the garden, folding saws according to the aforementioned pocket knife principle and other blade-reinforced utensils - such as corkscrews.