If it's any help, I owned a Kestral for a brief period. Good quality knife, very sharp. I believe the handle is identical to yours. I couldn't really find a use for the hawkbill style blade. It did open boxes, and the tip seemed good at getting under things. I believe the front tanto edge of your knife fixes the shortcomings on mine. I did trade mine away, and I collect Microtechs. Best wishes with your new knife.