Nichols WWII knife, Brass handle, curled guard with rings and lanyard attached to the curled guard is still intact, Alfred Cornish saddlemaker style sheath, leather lanyard still intact, and buffalo nickel inset into the pommel (Nichols was stopped from using nickels on his pommels at one point during WWII by the war production board) name that was on the sheath has been scratched out. Exc. Quick dangerous feeling balance, as Ken Warner once said holding a similar balanced knife, ''Wouldn't you be a bad SOB in the dark with this.'' 12 1/2'' oal, 7'' blade.