I was thinking the same thing. idK if the spring assist would be any real benefit in that close an encounter or not
In my opinion it's a liability as I consider that spring and catch system as the most likely points of failure. Catch/spring breaks, it's now permanently deployed until it's repaired. Spring breaks, you have a 50/50 shot that it isn't jammed in the closed position or it's now a manual folder, just like the NAA. Plus, if the spring is what holds everything in alignment once deployed, now your trying to aim a piece of cooked spaghetti at a bad guy.
If we're that close, I'm going for my knife, because that revolver is a single action only so I've got to draw it, deploy it, cock it, and then fire it as compared to flicking my wrist and having a 9oz fist-loaded weapon with a 3.5" half serrated half tanto blade that I've sharpened to shaveable sharp on one end with a very nasty glass breaker attached to a large striking surface on the other. And it has a belt clip.
It's cool as a novelty though...