It does grab you at first, but they say in the description that the scabbard has an engraved dedication, but I didn't see it pictured. Also there is no picture of the clamshell reverse so one can see if that dingy emblem is the riveted type or the type with prongs, which makes a switch much easier. I never knew Paul Julius Krebs made a cutlass like this. I've seen Red Cross daggers they've made.