Measuring 9 1/2 inches overall following the profile of a Finnish "puukko style knife. The blade is 4 7/8 inches long with a short false edge on the drop point blade and a short ricasso. Some parts of the blade appear to be magnetized. The grip is constructed from a solid piece of antique ivory with each side decorated with a dog sejant and a unicorn passant and a German silver ferrule and pommel cap; the latter is inscribed "M.B.P. FROM M.J.G./July 1864". With a brown leather sheath, with "M.B.P." stamped and black-filled on the front. No identification for the parties in the inscription is available though the design of the animals on the grip suggest heraldic markings.