Hello Gavin,
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				Why specifically a dealer or collector Kai?
			
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 The blade has quite some pitting and someone apparently sanded it down very aggressively; this also resulted in a changed profile of the tip.
In the originating culture, a rusty blade would have been cleaned with mild acid and only gently re-polished if at all.
Regards,
Kai