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EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE 82.5cm LONG COPPER & BRASS HUNTING HORN / HORSE RACING BUGLE
A RARE VICTORIAN ITEM MANUFACTURED FROM COPPER WITH BRASS BANDS AND AN ATTACHED BRASS MOUTHPIECE ALONG WITH A GOLD COLOR ROPE ATTACHED TO A PAIR OF BRASS RINGS
THE ITEM IS A LONG HUNTING HORN OR HORSE RACING BUGLE ALSO KNOWN AS A "FRENCH HORN" AND SIMILAR TO THE MORE POPULAR BUGLE EXCEPT STRAIGHT AND WITHOUT THE VALVES. THE PAIR OF RINGS WERE NOT ONLY USED TO ATTACH A ROPE BUT WERE ALSO USED FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF A FLAG/BANNER
THIS ITEM IS COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL BUT ALSO SERVES AS A COLLECTABLE RUSTIC / COUNTRY DECOR PIECE
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE BUGLE/HORN IS NOT MARKED OR STAMPED
CONDITION : THE HORN IS NOT 100% STRAIGHT AND HAS MINOR SIGNS OF AGE (A FEW SMALL DENTS) ASIDE FROM WHICH IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO OXIDATION, RIPS, HOLES OR DAMAGES ETC
SIZE : 82.5cm LENGTH.....10.8cm DIAMETER AT FRONT.....2.3cm DIAMETER OF MOUTHPIECE
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