Sorry David, I have no way in which to form opinion.
If I look at the grain of the iron, it does not appear to be broken, the same grain line flows through, as far as I can see. I suppose it is possible that the smith might have driven a chisel down into a smaller split and made it bigger, or even some owner might have done the same.
It is an old blade, it has had a lot of owners, anything is possible.
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