Don't see the sense in beating up a classic--kind of like running a '55 chevy in a demo derby. Sure you can do it, but why??
I got that knife in '98. Paid $100 for it at a gun show, my first locking folder.
A vendor there had a huge display with hunderds of models and dozens of brands. Spent an hour looking through all of them, holding them, open/close, etc. After deciding on an AFCK, couldn't decide on the size, so bought both the 812 & 800. It didn't take long to figure out the 800 was too big and clumsy, it's set unused ever since.
What you see there is ~15 years of everyday carry and use, and it was the only knife I carried and used during that time. That means hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, work, home, etc. It lived clipped to my pocket during all waking hours, and sometime sleeping. I worked, and still work a job where knife use is required most every day. It's been used to do things that I've learned here, would give some a heart attack. It never phased me in the least. Just a different mindset I guess, it's just a tool, and a damn good one.
Last year I decided it was time to get another one. To my dismay, not only did they stop production of them long ago, no one even offered a knife in that steel anymore. On top of that, I've never seen one come up for sale, ever.
So, that's what led me here to bladeforum, to research present day knives and blade steels, to find an equal or better replacement. So far it's been failure.
Side notes:
Bought a '67 Camaro SS in '76. Paid $1200 for it. Drove the shit out of it for 4 years and sold it for $1700. Then bought a '71 vette for $5500. Drove the shit out of it for 2 years and sold it for $5700.
What really hurts is the convertible '69 Camaro indy pace car I passed on, thought $1500 was too much at the time.
If we only knew then what we know now...
Ah well, at least I've had the pleasure to actually experience using some classics.