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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. Nickel-silver mouthpiece and chain. Nominal pitch: 4 1/2-ft Bb. This instrument was presented to Sgt. Dmr. G. Kennedy by officers of the 22nd Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: HAWKES & SON / [broad arrow] / Denman Street / Piccadilly Circus / LONDON / 1915|Engraved on garland: Presented to / Sergeant Drummer G. Kennedy / by the Officers of the 22nd (S) Bn. Middlesex Regt. / as a sign of their appreciation of the excellent work / done by him whilst serving with the Bn.. March 1916|Stamped on mouthpiece: HAWKES & SON . LONDON
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
  • Repository:National Army Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 275mm; Height: 180mm; Bell diameter: 104mm