The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
What you see are the temper colors from when the tang was softened after HT. The blade is fine.
The tang was softened so the end can be peened, and so a hole can be drilled.
On the other forum some one posted a video .The blade is induction hardened !!! The tapered section of the blade only is hardened .I had no idea anyone HT'd blades this way !
The tang wasn't softened 'cause it was never hardened !
'Fess up Spela !