awarded for the storming of the Fortress at Kars on 4-5 November, 1877, one side of the blade gilded and engraved in Cyrillic,'Za vzyatie shturmom Karsa 4-5 noyabra 1877,' the other side gilded and engraved with a dedication in Cyrillic, 'Komlovskomu N.S. ot sosluzhivtsevo MV i RF, the base of the blade inscribed 'Zlataoust 1070' on one side and with circular letters on the other, the brass knuckle guard engraved with the numbers 206, the wooden grip now loose and partial around the tang of the sword. No scabbard. Length of blade: 74 cm (29 1/8 in.), length including hilt: 88.5 cm (34 7/8 in.)