Wrapped around the crossguard and pommel is an original portepee
(El Qūwāt El Gawīyä El Maṣrīya)
A silver gilt cross pattee
a rounded shield shape with a central black enamel bear on a white enamel background
and the defense effort of the Nation
Egypt, Kingdom. An Order Of The Nile, Iii Class Commander Case, By Lattes certificate_of_authenticity Wrapped around the crossguard and(Nishan al Nil). Instituted in 1915. Wooded framed on both the lid and base, with a midnight blue fabric exterior, the bottom covered in a midnight blue thatched paper, the lid bearing the Royal crown and cypher, along with the Arabic numeral for "3", the inside of the lid lined in white satin and padded, a white ribbon inscribed in running script with the "Maison Lattes Le Rosen & Co. Le Caire" maker's mark in the upper left corner, with a circular