Wow, a 5-layer large locking SAK?

I haven't batoned a SAK, but I've abused one relatively hard. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how well the blade would hold up to shock. I know they're brittle enough that lots of people snap the tip off the blade, which isn't a good sign. From my abuse though, almost any blow to the body of the knife will cause problems. The traditional celidor scales crack and it's easy to bend and dent the liners/bolsters(?) between the backsprings, which will make it hard to open.

But if you're just going to split some 1" sticks and hit the knife with wood (not metal-on-metal), maybe it would be fine. I wouldn't twist the blade very hard to make the split though.