Copper. Leaf shaped, pronounced triangular medial ridge on both surfaces. Long square butt, tapering slightly toward end which is bent at a right angle and terminates in a circular convex button.
Wide, rectangular in section, midrib. Sides taper very gradually, tip is angled directly from the straight sides. Top portion is wide, rounded shoulders. Open shaft with two perforations on each side.
Blunt, double-edged steel blade tapering to sharp point; except for about 7 cm. at point, there is a very wide, shallow depression on each side of the ridge and this part of the blade is watered. Grip is of two pieces of horn, the section between inset and covered with a silver band with simple gilt linear decoration. Socket over the tang also bears gilt decoration.
blade and hilt put together in reent times but ancient and authentic. blade has flat midrib which becomes ridge shape ca 1/2 way down. Hilt has long sides fitting around blade. flat top, round handle and pommel like umbrella flattened on the sides where the blade edges are. whole decorated with linear engraved patterns of crosshatching, hatching, in triangles, grooves. pommel has hatched ridges. center of pommel has iron stud, the remains of the tang of the original iron blade.