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Bugle

A valveless brass bugle with a stainless steel mouthpiece that is attached via a chain. On the bell there is an oval crest containing a rampant lion under a crown within a silver shield. There is a decorative band, on the bell, with some cyrillic script beneath. This Bulgarian bugle was captured by Sergeant Williams Blewett of 17 Field Company R.E., 27 Division in Macedonia in 1918.

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  • Repository:Royal Engineers Museum, Library & Archive