TOPS Hellion

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I read a review of the TOPS Hellion and thought it had some potential as a spare SHTF knife. I think it is a bit mall ninjaish but I like the features it has. I have never had any real experience with TOPS knives or the steel either, 5160. I would like some opinions about this knife from more experienced ones than I. What do you think of the knife?
 
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I do not own one, but looking at it and reading about it, a few things came to my attention:

It seems like a mix of some useful features and some gimmicky ones.
I wonder how well the saw-spine works? Very rare that knives with saw spines are actually functional as saws in any decent way.
I definitely don't like the sharp spike on the base of the handle. I don't know if its meant to be a glass breaker or skull crusher, but the last thing you need in a survival situation or even a fight is having to use a tool with a sharp end pointed at you. The risk of injury outweighs any potential (and very limited) usefulness.

I'm assuming the steel is pretty good from what I have read about TOPS in these forums. Just remember the old maxim: A tool designed to do many functions will do none of them very well.

It certainly looks cool, but for pure functionality, I also think you can do better. That's my impression, curious to hear what others have to say.
 
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