13 inches in overall length, with a 7 1/2 inch blade fitted with a swept point, curved spine, and a small patch of faded blue on the right ricasso. The iron guard has curled quillions and is marked "GEORGE H. WENZEL, JR. O-539562" on the left side, and the brass hilt has a ribbed and contoured grip section with a flattened pommel marked "NICHOLS" over the polished remnants of an inlaid "Indian head" nickel. The brown leather sheath is maker marked for "Alfred Cornish Omaha Neb" on the belt loop and "GEORGE H. WENZEL, JR./ O-539562" on the front. Available information shows a Lieutenant George H. Wenzel Junior hailing from Florida but stationed at Fort Knox in 1944, though exact records on his service are sparse.

Fine, with the polished/sharpened blade showing mild wear and a mixed gray patina, a well aged color on the hilt, traces of the original inlaid nickel, and mild wear and staining on the very fine sheath.