Highland Dirk (Sgian or biodag) and scabbard with by-knife and fork.
The dirk has a broad, single edged, steel blade decorated with piercing along the back and inlaid on both sides with engraved gold. The inlay including, military trophies, roses and thistles, the royal cypher of George IV, the Order of the Thistle, the Order of the Garter, the royal arms of England as used after 1816, but with the Scottish royal crest and the Scottish motto IN DEFESN. The grip is made of carved boxwood decorated with chequerboard designs and mounted in gold on the pommel with a large aquamarine (beryl) of exceptional quality.

The leather scabbard is covered in crimson red silk velvet and decorated with cast, chased and engraved gold fittings which include the royal arms of Scotland as used after 1816 and the badge of St Andrew. The by-knife and fork are housed in separate integral scabbards on the front of the dirk scabbard. The single edge steel by-knife is inlaid on the blade with engraved gold decoration of roses and thistles and has a chequered boxwood grip mounted on the end in gold with a citrine. The three tined fork is made of plain silver with a matching boxwood grip mounted at the end with an amethyst.