Some folks think the model 800/812 is terribly tactical, especially its "dark side" versions with the BT2 coating. Not necessarily so . . . On Benchmade's web forum, [name omitted here], who, like me, is not fully dressed without a knife of some sort, posted the following about his experience on a first date with a lady who was not a "knife person":
"I took the 812 along with some exotic fruits (I need vitamins after the holidays). She had prepared some pasta and I prepared a special fruit salad with the mini AFCK. I took it out to carve out a yellow honey melon and dice up some passion fruit, mangos and melon, filled the pieces in the bowl-like melon halves, poured champagne over it, let it sit for half an hour in the fridge, then consume. The knife was only mentioned by her once: 'Why is the blade coated?' The rest is kiss and don´t tell."