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Thanks everyone for the answers. I've added a name, didn't realize it was a rule. The tanto wasn't cheap enough to warrant the headache of trying to resell it myself, I will try to return it to the auction house since their code of ethics says it should be possible in case of misrepresentation. But I do expect some pushback from their part.

Hello, I'm new here and this might be one of those newbie "did I mess up?" posts but here goes anyway. My area of interest is mainly European swords so I'm not too experienced in Japanese blades but I made a rather impulsive purchase of a tanto from a presumably reputable auction house, only to discover it has a few details that make me question its authenticity and/or value. It was described as late edo period and the listing somehow managed to hide the fact that it's pretty badly scratched on one side (which already made me lose a lot of trust in this auctioneer). The nakago also looks kind of short to my untrained eye and I'm not sure what to say about the Takeda mon on such a late piece. Can it be authentic but just mistreated by some previous owner or is it even worse? Thanks in advance for any advice or information.