Stirrup burnished steel-hilted military hanger. The bellied ivory grip bound with silver wire. The back-edged, curved German steel blade with a gilt panel etched with a trellis pattern.

Beyond, on the outer face, is etched a cartouche with an irregular outline in front of two lances in saltire with a turban above, a crescent moon between two stars of six, one above and one below, imitation cabalistic symbols, a crescent man-in-the-moon, a star of six, an aurora, and a sprig, and on the inner face, a military trophy, a very stylized African man's head seen from his left, four large cabalistic symbols, and an aurora. On the spine near the hilt are etched two pendant drops. Black leather scabbard pricked on the reverse with 'CULLUM / Charing Cross'.