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Soprano bugle, B-flat, high pitch
Alternate name:Trench bugle, B-flat, high pitch
Alternate name:Pocket bugle, B-flat, high pitch
Distributor: Horstmann Brothers & Company
Date: 1917 ca.
Place Distributed:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Model: M1894
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on bell: WM.H.HORSTMANN CO. / PHILA.DEPOT. / SPEC.1152 / 4-11-17
Markingsnone
DescriptionThis small bugle, nicknamed the trench bugle, was manufactured for the Army under government specifications issued on April 11, 1917. Although designed for the infantry, pocket bugles were also used by other branches of the armed forces, including the cavalry. Buglers played a crucial role during World War I by sounding calls that signaled the troops when to advance, attack, charge, retreat, and muster. As a result, buglers were also frequently targeted by an enemy determined to knock out strategic battlefield communication.
Brass. Triple loop. French rim.
Brass. Triple loop. French rim.
DimensionsHeight: 203 mm
Bell diameter: 97 mm
Bell diameter: 97 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 04940