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Duty bugle in B-flat

Double coiled duty bugle made of copper with brass trimmings (rim, bow guard, ferrule, mouthpiece receiver, chain ring plate). Tab-seamed tubing. Brass mouthpiece. Chain is missing. Nominal pitch: 4 1/2-ft Bb. This instrument was presented by Lt. P. T. Mitchell and Lt. F. S. Cockran, and it is associated with the Middlesex Regiment.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: HAWKES & SON / Denman Street / Piccadilly Circus / LONDON / 1915 / 16 Mx. / 8|Engraved on bell: PRESENTED BY / LIEUT. P. T. MITCHELL / AND / LIEUT. F. S. COCKRAN|Stamped on mouthpiece: 1
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
  • Repository:National Army Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 272mm; Height: 180mm ; Bell diameter: 104mm