Bugged gear in starting area?

[flibby]

Looking at any of the gear dropped by the monsters in the starting area just gives the message "You see nothing special." Examining it gives the same message and then a quick message about the state of the armour/weapon/etc. However, by using the score command I can see that some of these 'unspecial' items do offer me stat bonuses, and I assume they benefit my armor class and such as well? I was wondering if this was a bug?

[Ysmyrkr]

Use scrolls of identification on them.