Well, at the price I paid, if you are correct, it is still a reasonable, but not a great deal, and that is exactly what I was expecting to get. The money did go to a charity, so all's well that ends well. Can you elaborate on what are you basing that judgement on? I'd look at the various Pakistani swords available online, before I bought. I did not see any that resembled it. Do you know of one that does? Keep in mind that I am a Chinese sword collector, and am very familiar with the techniques for making a good sword. I have friends with antique samurai swords and have seen and held the best of the best from various countries. I have also seen a lot of Pakistani swords, and the ones I've seen have very poor fit and finish and the metal was poor quality. This sword, has excellent fit and finish, although there is some minor rust both on the scabbard and the blade. IMO it is weapons grade finish and I am a 40 year plus trained swordsman is broadsword (da dao, straight sword (jian) and halbert (ja ma dao). I am a black sash instructor in Kung Fu, I teach all these weapons and I own weapons grade antiques of all them except for the halbert. The main thing that keeps me from thinking this is a sword from Pakistan it that it appears to be a forged folded steel blade. This can be faked, but even faking it is beyond the skill of the sword makers from Pakistan that I'm aware of. I've seen fake folded steel, and in my experience, it has been obvious. Note is is not the combination machined, hand hammered steel that is marketed as "Damascus" nowadays. It is a much finer striation that would not show up in a picture unless it was very close in.

After I clean the sword up, I will post pictures.