Indeed they are- however, I just got off the phone with Dave and he said that following his comments on the review of the Zilla, CRKT has sent him a rust resistant version with a black coating similar to those found on CRKT's knives. I am waiting, like the rest of you, to hear more about it, but it seems that CRKT is not one rest on their laurels, which is a good sign IMHO.
Def