Umm....I already have one of those, too....LOL!
[it's not like I *love* daggers or anything although my biker friends call me "Eddie Scissorhands" because they never know which or how many are secreted upon my person at any given time]....;]
The Sykes handle problem can be overcome by rolling rubber O rings onto the handle.
You have to buy several sizes to accomodate the different groove diameters but it works great.
The "death grip" the O rings provide pretty much eliminates the cross-piece problem.
*If* [God forbid] I ever had to use it, I'd go for a solar-plexus upward stab or a simple straight into the throat thrust.
That way I'd avoid the possibility of breaking the tip off on hard bone.
[yes, I'd be much more concerned about the welfare of my beautiful knife than the perp]
Heck, I just love the thing because it's sexy....;D
Plus, it's long, thin, matte black and so nearly invisible that it can be neatly and discretely slid into the inside of a tall black boot.
We have a half Nez Perce, half Irish friend who hand-knaps flint and obsidian knives.
You should see some of the daggers he's made me.
Wicked sharp things that conveniently masquerade as objets d'art.
I like a good knife in hand but I also have a fondness for a sharp short Machete in the trunk...as well as a Louisville Slugger bat. Both are dual purpose as were Saddam's WMDs!