strange one - def. alluminium, I spot an Easton Elite decal on the seattube.
96 decals and 97 cable routing and Hot labelled, but decals look OE spec. to me and when I compare the painting of the stars with that on my Ku, I would say that the paint is also original, what makes it even more strange.
Serial no. would not tell the full story - maybe the seller knows anything about the history ?