Does this Gesshin Heiji look right to you?

[S-Line]

Hello ladies and gents of kkf.

Just recently acquired a 270mm Gesshin Heiji Kurouchi SS Gyuto through a third party, and upon visual inspection... Something looks off to me. While looking down the spine of the knife, it appears like somebody attempted to hammered back a bend blade. Now I know heijis are hand forge and it could just be like that from the maker.. I wanted to get a second opinion from the pros here. Does this image of the spine look off to you?

 

[JBroida]

if its from me, we'll get you squared away.... shoot me an email about this... might have to wait until november, but still...

 

[S-Line]

Thank you for the quick reply Jon. I got the knife through a private seller that claims to have purchased the knife from you in May. Anything could have happened while in his possession, you shouldn't be held responsible for it. I just wanted to know if this is to be expected from the knife maker. If not, I'll send a message to the guy who sold me the knife and request a refund.

 

[dands]

I'd request a refund ASAP my friend.

 

[James]

If the knife is still usable and you don't mind too much, I'd take Jon up on his offer

 

[S-Line]

Mods: Can you please kindly close this thread. The seller has reached out to me and Jon is lending a hand to take a look at the knife. Thank you KKF.