The dealer made me an offer on this particular knife that I couldn't pass up. Otherwise, I would have gone for the more traditional drop point style. I really like how thin it is compared to my other automatics and despite the blade style not being my favorite, I'm really enjoying this knife and added the deep carry clip. I googled on how to make a deep carry clip but when I saw how cheap the Hogue brand one was, I just went ahead and bought it. There's a wooden dowel with a tapered end that came with it. I have no idea what it's for.