Strangely, this is the second kettle I bought that was missing a front leg.
The first was a black steel wheel where the pictures were just awful & you couldn't even tell the front leg was missing (and it wasn't mentioned in the ad). What I did see in the bad pics was a small portion of a steel wheel, so I jumped on it. I don't think it was mentioned in the ad, but he claimed it had never been used & had been sitting in a basement for a long time. I was skeptical (at first), but when I got it home I looked at it very carefully & did not see any evidence it had been cooked on, but there was a some dirt, dust, grime, but not from a cook. It was listed for only $20 and I just doubt anyone would have done WKC cleanup/restore job on it, plus throw in new grates, just to sell it for so little.