When dropping a Slight damaged or Very damaged anvil from a height they lose their broken texture when falling in mid air. This can be duplicated by placing a stack of blocks about five high and then let the anvil fall.
The image attached is a slightly broke anvil in mid-air.
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MC-10628
Texture off anvil while falling doesnt show its damage
Resolved
MC-12779
Damaged anvils don't have damaged falling animation
Resolved
MC-16438
damaged anvil doesnt appear damaged when falling
Resolved
MC-38507
Anvil Falling Bug
Resolved
MC-54023
Anvils have incorrect texture when falling
Resolved
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I actually think the problem is caused because falling entities use the item render, in the case of the anvil. That render is always that of an unbroken anvil, for all three states obtainable without commands.
Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.6.4 / Launcher version 1.2.5 ? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.
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A problem caused by the falling anvil being an entity.