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.
Rubbing Alcohol will pull the black coating right off. I use the 92% to remove the coating from them when I first get it. The 70%ish will remove it but takes more then the 92%. Not a fan of the black paint or whatever it is exactly. Edited to add your blade looks about like the one I got but is was about what I expected for the price point and was happy with it. Give them a call.