good to see another quality Gerber blade. They have really taken a jump in quality and performance on most of their Assisted and Auto knives, a far cry from their cheaper folders and China made blades.I hope you enjoy thiso one, this type of clip is awesome (on my Spydies at least), the blade shape is a no frills purely utilitarian design, the scales look grippy and "filling" in the hand and overall looks very nice to me As for the steel ricasso, given its slight curvature, maybe it was intended as a choil for your front finger for detailed cutting and precise tasks where a close grip is preferred? Just guessing, maybe it's not even big enough to house your index finger... but it looks like it was intended as a primary choil for your index, being the plastic handle¡s curvature near the pivot intended for your middle finger when doing a tight grip?