Nope, you're not the only one to choose bat-on. That was the first pre-war vint I bought many years ago (Thanks Mom! $5! Nobody choke
) so it has sentimental value. I too like that grip, and that stare-down defiant look on his face. I lack only the green. Wouldn't you know it, but I turned that down because my thinking back then was, "Heck, I already have three of them".