a dagger, the blade marked with a scrolling geometrical pattern, the base of the blade with an engraving of the KGB shield with sword on one side, and serial number G09910 in Cyrillc on the other, the wooden hilt with an inserted metal placard with a gift inscription in Cyrillic presenting the dagger to Major S.M. Plakhov, 'Pochetnamu chekistu KGB M-ru Plakhovu S.M. ot kollektiva rukovodstva Upraveleniya KGB', the leather scabbard with bronze mounts depicting Soviet symbols, total length of dagger including hilt: 31 cm (12 1/4 in.)