The S6 is one of those rare knives that just has the perfect balance and blade design that just works. As cool as the Hook and Guard are, I still prefer the Scrapper 6. It is a great all purpose combat/utility knife. I have a collection of Marine Combat(Mk 2)knives. The S6 has made them obsolete. I have Rangers and Beckers and others, but the S6 is my favorite. I like it even more than my Ontario RAT-7, which is a great knife. The Scrapper 6 rocks.