Identification Help Needed

[kai]

Hello Robert,

Thanks for the pics - certainly much better than those from the seller!

As it arrived today I have posted a few poor pictures taken inside of it after a light cleaning. I have not etched the blade as it still retains a lot of the original forge black finish from when it was made and I do not want to remove it. The blade shows very nice lamination that unfortunately does not show very well in the photos.

From the pics, I don't see clear signs for original forging scale - looks more like stabilised rust to me...

Maybe Dave could confirm wether examples with forging scale are known - I've always seen these neatly finished and would be surprised to hear of any traditional affectation appreciating any coarse (non-)finish.

Best wishes,
Kai