423.121.22 End blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes with mouthpiece

Military bugle. Copper body with brass bell rim. Twice-wound. Lower yard tied with tasselled black, red and yellow cord. Badge of Royal Welch Fusiliers mounted on bell. Bears a price sticker for £12.

This bugle is a replica of a military bugle made between 1897 and 1920, with the badge of the Royal Welsh (sic) Fusiliers, 23rd regiment of the line. The Royal Welch Fusiliers Regimental Museum states that this spelling (Welsh) was only used between 1897 and 1920 and that First World War bugles are now rare.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2004.813
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 445 mm x 180 mm; bell: 100 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
copper; copper alloy; cord
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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