How PRACTICAL is stag and stacked leather on a hunting knife?

I have stag on one of my primary hunting knives its made by Scott Gossman, very nice knife and I tell you what the stag has never been a prob and is nice when your wrist deep in blood and gore. Stag is used on randall knives and all kinds of knife manufacturers knives if it really wasnt a good material why would they use it? As far as stacked leatehr goes I have it on my SOG S-1 and I use the heck out of it and never have I ran into a problem with tuffness. Leather is a tuff material so I dont see a reason why it wouldnt hold up and they weather treat it and water seal it so its not like its gonna rot when wet. Now we are talking about HUNTING knives and as far as I am concerned stacked leather and stag are fine and have been used for a really long time I am sure if it was insufficient people would have tossed these materials a long time ago.
 
How well it it constructed, treated and looked after is a consideration.

As far as leather is concerned.....I use thick sole leather for handle spacers...waxed and polished .....and if I can walk around in a pair of leather shoes in all weathers , then I think a leather knife handle can stand up pretty well to most things.
 
Stag is durable enough for most purposes, but can sometimes be rough on the hands. It also may crack or chip if dropped on a hard surface.

Stacked leather, however, makes a great handle. If properly maintained, leather provides good grip, will not hurt the hands, and will not crack or chip. Most leather handles are manufactured in a way that makes them very resistant to the elements. Ka-Bar and Marbles have successfully used stacked leather handles on their knives for many years.

TheSurvivalist
 
Just look at some of the older knives that are still in service today, Marbles (originals), Puma, Case, Randall just to name a few. Stacked leather and stag were the standard handle material for hunting knives of way back when.
Scott
 
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