Yes, why I would love a hard use tool that I might need to dig a foxhole with to avoid artillery and save my life -- I would love for that to have a plastic handle.  Great!  What could go wrong?  And think of all the ounces I saved to carry this non-vital piece of equipment.

Granted it is some thiccc plastic.  But still, maybe I'm just being paranoid.

Doesn't fit the plastic e-tool covers but does fit fabric carriers.  So there's that, at least.  

The latest batch look unissued from the samples we've pulled.