I could use it just as well as the ones I have. They are great little knives.
Fox River Learned as a pup to use longer knives with the pointy end up, however, and although I tried real hard this year to get by with the beauty 4" blade Tim Olt (michiganroadkill) made me, it just wasn't quite the same...:)
Early on we worked in some wet greasy conditions all day using smooth wood handled Russell and Olsens, (i.e. cheap), and got by OK. The injuries you worry about are more to the offhand from the knife-hand or to the torso/upper leg if you really screw up. Just hang on to it--they might as well be pretty-- otherwise just buy a cheap commercial SS with a rubber/plastic handle and try to wear it out on game...:)
