it sounds like the blade you were using was pretty long for it to get pulled from your hand like that. i wouldn't want to use either of these knives in a combat situation either. most kerambits on the other hand, only extend and inch or so past the end of your hand, there's not much you can torque on.
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I immediately thought of a korambit when I saw this. I think the only way to get a pinky mangled is if the blade was a bit long...or your grip somehow loosened leaving the pinky hanging in the hole. If you adjust your grip so your knuckles are close to lined up when you grip the knife and maintain a tight hold, your pinky shouldn't stray unless your whole hand goes with it. That is, if the hole is big enough...or your pinky's small enough 
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Of course, I've never been in a combat situation, let alone used a korambit in one. So I really have no idea what the hell I'm talking about
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P.S. I don't know if it's meant to be this way, but I usually see korambits being held in a reverse grip. While you probably won't skin a moose in a reverse grip, that may explain why "tactical" holey blades are the way they are.
.Of course, I've never been in a combat situation, let alone used a korambit in one. So I really have no idea what the hell I'm talking about
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P.S. I don't know if it's meant to be this way, but I usually see korambits being held in a reverse grip. While you probably won't skin a moose in a reverse grip, that may explain why "tactical" holey blades are the way they are.
HA! I was wondering if I was the only one who bought one of those. It's pretty cool to twirl, but with the rounded handle and the frankly awkward size and thickness of the ring, I never could get a comfortable grip on the thing. The only good grip for me was to grip it like a hammer, with the index finger deep in the ring. Not a very versatile grip, and I never even thought about the knife twisting and breaking my finger.
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I held one of these CRKT knives (the one without the gt hook) at at the store, and immediately tried a reverse grip. It felt secure, but the blade tip just didn't feel like it was int the right place somehow. Because of how my fingers had to be positioned to get my index into the hole (i have small hands), the blade was at a funny angle, pointing back at me. I guess it's hard to explain, but I'd feel better fighting with a normal knife, than compromise my grip just so i can use a feature that looks kinda neat.
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The hole on the kerambits or CRKT Bear Claw as well as Fred Perrin knives are intended to make your grip securer in combat situation and to obstruct knife losing if someone wants to disarm you. This is right relaxing your grip on the handle you do not loosing your knife. All these holes are intended to put onto relatively strong and agile forefinger. The opposite side is the probability to get a harm if you are loosing the grip on the handle but the knife at the same time gets twist or something like it. Exactly as MelancholyMutt has described. But do you know any magnet with a single pole or any coin with a single side? I dont...
Well, returning to CRKT knives (I have them both). They are the tools specialized for basically another purposes, btw pretty handy in my opinion. Their holes are intended to put onto relatively weak and not too agile little finger. The described situation could be imaginable only if you would start to gut and skin your game before killing it completely...
Please take into consideration that when you are working with the game your hands are wet, bloody, greasy and generally fairly slippery. Add here winter conditions still warm game body and frost around and you will get almost complete picture.
Finger hole allows you to make your grip surer and as result safer. It also allows you to free your hand temporary for some other activity without putting your knife away and at the same time without risk of dropping it inside the game or into deep snow (or grass) around, for example. Believe me, these knives really are much smaller than you could imagine looking onto their pictures.
But you do not have to put your finger into this hole, the grip is acceptably sure and comfortable without it, for me at least.
The sheath certainly is not a dream one as well as the blade steel (I would prefer harder although more brittle ATS-34 or at least AUS-8 for such applications) and Zytel handle scales. But wow! what do you want for this price? They are affordable working pieces and you probably would be pressed hard to find more knife for each your dollar.
Well, returning to CRKT knives (I have them both). They are the tools specialized for basically another purposes, btw pretty handy in my opinion. Their holes are intended to put onto relatively weak and not too agile little finger. The described situation could be imaginable only if you would start to gut and skin your game before killing it completely...
Please take into consideration that when you are working with the game your hands are wet, bloody, greasy and generally fairly slippery. Add here winter conditions still warm game body and frost around and you will get almost complete picture.
Finger hole allows you to make your grip surer and as result safer. It also allows you to free your hand temporary for some other activity without putting your knife away and at the same time without risk of dropping it inside the game or into deep snow (or grass) around, for example. Believe me, these knives really are much smaller than you could imagine looking onto their pictures.
But you do not have to put your finger into this hole, the grip is acceptably sure and comfortable without it, for me at least.
The sheath certainly is not a dream one as well as the blade steel (I would prefer harder although more brittle ATS-34 or at least AUS-8 for such applications) and Zytel handle scales. But wow! what do you want for this price? They are affordable working pieces and you probably would be pressed hard to find more knife for each your dollar.