Metal knife blade with a single heart shape stamped into it near the heal end of the spine, the handle, also metal, is broken with two pieces still attached to the tang. On one side of the blade there are two pieces of paper that have been attached via adhesive, one follows the shape of the blade and has cursive script written in black ink explaining when and where the blade was found as well as the name of the individual who found it, D. A. Hoffman; the other attached paper is much smaller and oval shaped, on it three characters have been written in black ink but exactly what those characters are is difficult to decipher. The entire knife is severely degraded and damaged, rust is present on the entire object, the black metal handle is broken beyond functionality and the tang underneath is decomposing, the blade itself is bent at the tip and there are several chips and bends on both the edge and the spine.