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Military side drum
Military side drum emblazoned metal shell only. Used by the 4th (Uganda) Battalion King’ s African Rifles.
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1915–1925 - Maker:
Henry Potter & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
National Army Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.212.11 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, one skin used for playing
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- Decorative elements:Heraldic emblazonment of the 4th (Uganda) Battalion King’ s African Rifles, with Royal Arms upon crossed Union flags, surmounted by GR cypher, and golden scrolls with regimental name, and battle honours (unofficial).
- Inscriptions:Stamped on shell: [unicorn head] / HENRY POTTER & CO. / MAKERS / 36 38 WEST ST. / CHARING + ROAD / London|Painted in black lettering over golden background along side of heraldry painting: HENRY POTTER & CO., 36/8 WEST ST., CHARING X ROAD, LONDON, W. C. 2.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.212.11 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, one skin used for playing
- Repository:National Army Museum
- Measurements:Height: 290mm; Diameter: 380mm