I’ll start this with to each his own in their knife utilization.
Just a final word about my OP. If I were to “baton” anything it would be with a froe. In a life or death situation, sure, I’ll use what is at hand. But in a planned hike, hunt, adventure, I’ll (hopefully) have the right tool for the right job. I mean, a Randall Made Knife is akin to the 45 ACP; it can do it all. Just hold it near the skinning pole and the deer hide falls off, but I realize that something else may be in order when I want to take down a redwood, although it would fall like downed by Paul Bunyan if one chose to use their RMK. Sometimes one doesn’t want the noise of a chainsaw.
The preceding was written with a wink and a nod.
If anyone cares to read about real world Randall knife use. Find the article in the museum about the Solomon Islands. That was life or death.

Best to all.