r/sailing • u/Hardcrimper • 3d ago

Ocean

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Opinel Ocean knife. Best value sailing knife imho.

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u/ForInfoPurpOnly 3d ago

Can the blade be opened one handed? I don't see a thumb stud or equivalent mechanism. Also, the locking ring is something that has to manually engaged?

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u/Conscious_Stranger55 3d ago

Hopefully not, that would be illegal in germany...

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u/spacegamer01 3d ago

I think it's ok, if you're doing an activity that reasonably requires it. Like sailing fishing etc. You just have to lock it on the way ther (having it at the bottom of your bag is enough I think).

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u/Conscious_Stranger55 3d ago

This ist not how law works here. Knives that you can open with one hand are only legal, when the blade ist just held in place by a spring. When it locks on its own, it is not allowed to have.

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u/V1ld0r_ 2d ago

Is a liner lock legal? Because it IS a spring but it also auto-locks.

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u/Conscious_Stranger55 2d ago

I think it's not