Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Robert Herder visually-hidden with the reverse bearing two

with the reverse bearing two shaking hands with crossed pipe and tomahawk above with the inscription PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP

enamels intact barring two small missing enamel beads from the band of the crown

Merit Cross for War Aid Miniature

Petersburg from 1842 until after his death until 1905

He died on June 30

Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Robert Herder visually-hidden with the reverse bearing twoKampfmesser sogenannt Grabendolch). An owner customized trench knife, measuring 27 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 15 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the edges and tip. The reverse of the blade bears a makers mark of ROBERT HEDER, for the Solingen based blade manufacturer, flanked by the firms windmill logo. The blade transitions into a tang which sits