Russian S-bar hilted sword, the hilt of the sword consists of a brass knuckle-bow with a short quillon, which has an upturned disc-shaped terminal. The underside of the quillon is decorated with three lines of engraved Cyrillic script. A small brass peg is jammed between the back-piece and a hole in the quillon. Two S-bars connect the lower part of the knuckle-bow to the guard proper, one S-bar joining each side of the prominent, plain, coffin-shaped langets. The sword has a flat, tilted pommel and a smooth back-piece, and a very prominent tang button with a ball finial. The black/dark brown wooden grip is bound with three gilt wires.

The steel blade is a slightly curved, flat-backed with a 229mm false edge leading to a spear point. There is a ridge, similar to that of a pipe-backed blade, running the length of the false edge, although it is not a proper continuation of the back. Stamped on the obverse of the blade, at the shoulder, are two anchors and two circular marks. The obverse of the blade is also engraved 'ZLATOUST ?1861'. This date indicates that the blade has been adapted from its original use; indeed the blade is rather heavy for the hilt of this sword. The scabbard is missing. This type of sword was still in service at the end of the 19th century and has continued in use up to the present day.