Guessing at uses - Chris already mentioned some. Think past just gripping a knife on the handle; there are several different uses for the curved blade with different grips on the spine - and that shape will chop better. If I had to slice veggies with one of these, I would choose the clip point blade over the curved blade. Overall, I would prefer the curved one for a GP survival knife in wooded terrain, but the clip point would also serve nicely.