Moron. I cant think of any saw I'd do that to.If its seized,junk or whatever you could at least get a few bucks (sometimes quite a few) parting it out...
An anger management class my be in order here. Looms like Eastern Europe, may be more of a vodka issue than a chainsaw issue.
Maybe it's a Chinese clone ? The owner ____ed his wife ? Needs to be translated...more to it I betcha.
That's exactly what it is. You can see the rubber mounts on the back. They all look the same. Whether it's a 45cc, 52cc, 54cc, 58cc, etc.. Looks like fun to me. They have a 58 cc 18" on eBay now for like $48 shipped. Not a bad deal and comes with a triport muffler. They don't run half bad. I've owned a few. Definitely not a Husqvarna or Stihl though.
Maybe he didn't read the whole manual or skipped over the part where you pull the cord before cutting.