Blade ground into a single, wide concave groove on both flats. Base with a clear threshold, I H 15 KP minted on the outside, a factory mark in a triangle: ЗИК (Злат. Инстр. Комбинат) on the inside. Under the mark, the production year: 1938. Open hilt with a shape characteristic of Caucasian weaponry, used In Russian shashkas since mid-19th century. At the rear of the pommel, in a convex casting, the crest of the Soviet Union and CCCP.