Spooky,
It looks almost like a skinner that also wants to be a small (tiny) axe for smashing through bone doesn't it? Hard to tell by pix. Jason Breeden has some very odd-duck designs (was looking at a really strange Spyderco folder collaboration of his that actually looks very useful...)
Some people aren't into TOPS because many of the knives come with thick edges. lot of them were purpose designed in conjunction with LEO, Mil, or SAR folks to work as tools that won't roll or dull too quickly. The nice thing is, they also have a lot of models with nice, thinner cutting edges. Also, you can always reprofile a thicker grind into a thinner one, but you can;t make a thinner one more robust!
When I have some time today, I'll go through the TOPS line, maybe even call Mike Fuller, the owner, and see if he might have a few moments to discuss the newer and older models that are thinner with edge geometry for excellent slicing capability.
A lot of folks who have been shy of TOPS designs before trying end up with a major TOPS addiction once they've used them for real. Remember, it's a falsehood to call them production knives these knives are handcrafted in s SHOP, not a factory. Kind of semi-custom/mid-tech. A lot of personal care goes into the making of each and every blade.
Best,
Brian.
