The circumference of the pommel is decorated with a rhombic pattern, while the upper side of the crossguard – with a similar triangular pattern. The narrow sides of the grip used to be embellished with inscribed silver plates, which, however, were lost in the 19th century. These lost inscriptions are partly known from graphical documentation made by King Stanislaus Augustus's court painter, Johann Christoph Werner, in 1764 and by Jacek Przybylski in 1792. One of the plates had already been broken by that time with only part of the inscription preserved: "Liste est glaud... h Bolezlai Duc..." ("This is a sword of... Duke Boleslaus..."); the inscription on the other plate continued: "Cum quo ei DSOS "["Salvator Omnipotens Salvator"" auxiletur adsus partes amen" ("With whom is the Omnipotent Lord and Savior, to help him against his enemies. Amen"). The missing part of the first inscription is only known from an old replica of Szczerbiec which once belonged to the Radziwiłł family "(see Historical replicas below)". The full inscription read: "Iste est gladius Principis et haeredis Boleslai Ducis Poloniae et Masoviae, Lanciciae" ("This is a sword of Hereditary Prince Boleslaus, Duke of Poland, Masovia, and Łęczyca"). The identity of this Duke Boleslaus is uncertain.