Go to to Cold Steel web page and find the satin finish Recon1 listed in the products. Slightly more expensive but still a great knife.
Black coated knife blades used to be a deal breaker for me until I first got an American Lawman, and then a Recon1. They are such great knives, I ve changed my mind about black blades, and now use them without a thought. I don t think observers pay any attention to my black blades either.