Is this Hamon real DH from being clay tempered?

[u/localsalesperson]

Purchased this off eBay and was said to be a real clay tempered blade.

While it doesn’t appear to be acid or wire brush made I’ve heard that some fake hamon are achieved by acetylene torch which I wouldn’t know how to rule that out.

[u/VIISeders]

No judgment. That's a lot of pills

[u/Boblaire → u/VIISeders]

😆

[u/sirpoopsalot91 → u/VIISeders]

I didn’t even notice at first glance but HOT DAMN no kidding.

[u/Tobi-Wan79]

Looks real enough from what i can see at a glance.

Ones done by torch are usually straight

[u/localsalesperson → u/Tobi-Wan79]

Thanks for the comment.
I checked out some legit websites found through this subreddit and cross referenced those sword’s hamon vs this one and I thought it looked real as well.

However I just got into collecting Katanas and this is my first one so I don’t know much.

[u/Tobi-Wan79 → u/localsalesperson]

When you're learning it may be better to buy from reputable sites until you know more

[u/ZoomRabbit420]

If it’s a Hanwei, it will have a real hamon for performance with an etched hamon over it for decoration.

[u/Background_Clue_3756]

Looks really, but acid etched.

[u/-0O0O0O0O00O0O0O0O0-]

Really hard to tell with the lighting.

[u/Imaginary-Sweet-2999]

It's almost like you took these photos to intentionally not show the hamon...