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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, and chain ring plate). Nickel or chrome plated brass mouthpiece with brass chain. Nominal pitch: 4-1/2-foot B-flat. This instrument is associated with Arthur Stedman, from the East Surrey Regiment, and the Second World War (1939–1945).
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National Army Museum - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
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- Inscriptions:Brass casting soldered on bell: [demi-rampant lion holding a Maltese cross with scroll inscribed "KUMAON"].
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
- Repository:National Army Museum
- Measurements:Length: 282mm; Height: 180mm; Bell diameter: 104mm