Salvador: lag or feature?

[Sp-24]

So, I got a Salvador rod a few weeks ago. Since it looks so badass and unfolds when used, it has since become my main weapon. I also switch between it and a gunblade very often, and have noticed something about that rod if you attack or use techs with it immediately after switching weapons:

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2594/sal1y.th.jpg (http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2594/sal1y.jpg)http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3268/sal2s.th.jpg (http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3268/sal2s.jpg)http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4663/sal3h.th.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4663/sal3h.jpg)

Basically, you swing that rod while it's still in its folded state. This is how it looks like when unfolded:

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2600/sal4t.th.jpg (http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2600/sal4t.jpg)

Is it supposed to behave like that, or is it just something (like, I dunno, custom animations?) not loading fast enough? I'm almost certain that it's made to work like that, but since I have yet to see any other weapon behave the same way or to see that rod do it upon anything other than a weapon switch, couldn't resist asking here. Also, I have no idea how to generate thumbs in BBcode.

[Zalera]

I don't have my microscope to see what you're talking about :/. Can you enlarge the pictures?

[Sp-24]

Whoops, screwed up a bit. Give me a minute.

EDIT: There.

[Aeris]

That happens if you try to attack/fire a weapon when its loading, had it happen to my launcher on me when i fire it before its done loading the weapon itself, was holding it in a awkward way.