the blade etched with folial patterns and collection of arms and armor and marked with the A III monogram of Tsar Alexander III; on reverse side etched with a battle award in Cyrillic reading Za Kushkinskii Boi 18 Marta 1885; single fuller in blade; metal scabbard with two suspension rings; guard etched with Za khrabrost`, For Bravery in Cyrillic; mark of the order of St. Anne on the pommel and tassel attached to hilt; Overall length 105 cm (41 1/3 in.), length of blade: 88 cm (34 3/5 in.)