Yes, Jeff, you have opened my eyes
What a fool I am. Yes, Jeff, you have opened my eyes. The character of the 'rungs' is indeed suspicious. So, start with an unpatterned wootz blade, cut new shallow file marks, reforge at low temperature and flatten a bit followed by a light grind and polish.
Photographs can be so deceiving and none of the several shown really give a clue as to thickness. These days I would not buy a purported European medieval sword unless I or a trusted agent had handled it up close and I suppose that rule really must be extended to anything commanding a significant price.
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