Adopted by the British War Department in 1912, hence the pattern-year designation. It is very similar to the earlier British Pattern of 1908.

Hilt construction is nickel-plated sheet steel, half-basket style, with "fish-skin-wrapped" grip wrapped in twisted steel wire; the decorated basket.

Straight, single-edged, single-fullered blade (both sides).

Scabbard on this example is the service dress Sam Browne type, brown leather-wrapped wood, nickel-plated steel throat, leather drag. Full dress scabbards were constructed entirely of nickel-plated steel.