Blade
High carbon, hardened and tempered steel acid etched to the 1897 pattern
Length of Blade shoulder to point
825mm ± 5mm
Width of blade at shoulder
25mm ± 0.75mm
Thickness of blade at shoulder
6.8mm ± 0.1mm
6.8mm ± 0.1mm
978mm ± 5mm
Weight of sword
907g ± 60g
Pommel
Nickel-plated mild steel casting
Pommel nut
Nickel-plated brass
Guard
Nickel-plated mild steel 1.6mm polished
Ferrule
Nickel-plated mild steel polished
Grip
Wooden core covered in blacked fish skin woven with silver-plated copper
Sam Browne Scabbard
Natural obeche wood covered with brown pigskin and nickel-plated brass casted mouthpiece
Nickel Scabbard
Nickel-plated mild steel 1mm cast scabbard
User
Commissioned Officers of the Royal Canadian Infantry