A Saudi Arabian shamshir with a gold hilt encrusted on the outer face with diamonds and an ivory grip mounted with three diamond-set flowers. The inner face of the hilt is cut and engraved with foliate decoration. The guard chain is mounted with diamonds and two small rectangular panels of filigree, and the spine of thegrip set with filigree.  The top of the cross guard is bound with gold wire.  The curved single edge steel blade has one fuller on each face running for most of the central section.

The wood-lined scabbard is mounted with maroon leather, gold chape suspension loops and a locket. The gold fittings are set with diamonds. On the locket is a diamond cartouche with the national arms of Saudi Arabia: a palm tree over crossed shamshirs. On the chape at the top is a diamond-set Tree of Life.