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Single horn made entirely of silver-plated brass with three bottom-sprung piston valves (one missing) with metal guide pins, nickel-silver buttons and brass stems, long top caps, and green felt bumpers. The bell brace has a shield shape.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: L.P. / Imperial / Class A / [eagle with trumpet trademark] / Boosey & Hawkes / Ltd / Makers / 295 Regent St / London W.1. / 173727|Stamped on bell tube near bell brace: MADE IN ENGLAND|Stamped on 2nd valve casing: 136428|Stamped on valve casings: 58 59 60
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.12 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m)
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Corpus diameter: 345mm; Bell diameter: 270mm; Sounding length: 2351mm