Hi JfB,
I had a brief look at it and the answer is pretty much no.
I thought I could detect a very faint one but I'd have to take another look. It's certainly not like you describe.
It looks in all round good condition. I suspect both it and the blade disc have been replaced at some stage as they both look in better condition than their counterparts on the better base and thre rest if the trashed base looks like it's done duty in the Amazon forest!!

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!