Hey Gene,
I think the Satin Jack and BA still have big handles when you're talking about a woman's small hands. They're more for medium sized men's hands and they're uncomfortable to some men even at that.
The problem I have with Busses is that they're not heavy duty "cutters". They're heavy duty abuse your knife knives. They excell over most other knives in prying and hacking, but not cutting. They're actually pretty poor cutters. Before they came along people have been using less overbuilt knives in less civilized times for decades without problem.
For their price, you can get the entire emergency kit that will include a small crowbar, a small hatchet, a good cutting fixed blade knife, a multitool, a folding saw, emergency blanket, fire making material, water purification tablets, whistle, pepper spray, paracord, duct tape, various first aid supplies, and a phone card, among other things. The crowbar, hatchet, and knife combination already does everything better than a Busse for less than a Busse.
If the scenario is that she walks into the urban, wild, or battlefield unknown with no other tool but one, then a Busse or Becker would make sense. But we're talking about an emergency kit here...emphasis on kit.
