Imperial German WWI Close Combat Knife Lot: Two Trench Knives - Hugo Köller & Ernst Busch

Includes example by Hugo Köller, 17cm (10-3/4") overall with 'coffin' style two-piece wood grips and contoured oval steel guard.  Blade is nice with maker stamp near the ricasso, retains original leather scabbard washer, and has light age spots.  Scabbard is also nice, metal portion retains 60% black painted finish blending with patina, with brown leather belt loop and retaining strap closing with a steel 'Prym' snap.  

Second example is by Ernst Busch: 18cm (11-1/8") overall, double-edged blade with a few light age spots, steel guard, and contoured wood two-piece grip scales which retain traces of black painted finish.  Steel scabbard has 50% black finish blending with patina, suspended from a simple brown leather belt loop with no provision for a retaining strap.  $200 - $300