eBay sale, interesting sugata. Buyer beware

[GeorgeLuucas]

Shipping from Japan with no papers… Poor condition. But I thought I’d share because of the interesting shape. Hamichi and munemichi look like it’s got some life 

 

Don’t worry, I won’t be buying. But I would love to hear thoughts! 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134866841748?hash=item1f66b0b094

 

[ChrisW]

This is the victim of a bad acid job. Nasty pitting, dull and lifeless waxy steel.

 

Or it is a polish job that was done halfway and stopped. Possibly because of the damage in the kissaki. Looks pretty nasty.

[GeorgeLuucas]

Yeah it looks in very bad condition.

 

Or maybe someone foolishly buffed it out at some point. Or maybe a combination of some of the above

 

The combination of poor photo quality, and lack of any pictures focusing on the kissaki, makes me wonder how deep that corrosion is 

 

[GeorgeLuucas]

What raised my eyebrows on this particular sword was this feature in the shinogiji, that looks almost Unokubi Zukuri maybe? I usually see similar features on naginata or further up the blade

 

Now I’m wondering if it’s a glare of the light