Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine Japanese Military Bugle from the WWII period. You can identify it as such by the style of the bugle, the clamp that secures the tuningslide/lead pipe into the instrument, and the oval bulge at the end of the leadpipe, which the mouthpiece screws into. It still features a period red cord, which has now become stuck to the bugle. The bugle is very service-worn and heavily patinated, and the cord is very worn with much of the fabric missing.
The bugle features all brass construction, with a two piece brazed bell with a Y-seam on the right side, and no bell garland. Screw-in mouthpiece appears to be solid nickel silver, as opposed to brass with a bakelite cup as often seen. The wing nut that tightens around the lead pipe for pitch adjustment is absent, and the leadpipe is frozen so the pitch cannot currently be adjusted. The mouthpiece still screws and unscrews without issue. Also, the chain that secures the mouthpieces to the hanger ring is present and in good shape.
Wrapped around the top of the bugle is a very worn red cord which has heavily faded into a darkish pink, which is no longer tied to the two hanger rings and is instead just tied around the bugle, with a faded red tassel on each end. One tassel is missing much more of the material. This is the correct style and color for the Imperial Japanese Army. It's very rare to find these with an original tassel.
A very rare piece from the Empire of the Rising Sun. Comes ready for further research and display.
The branch of the military would normally be identified by a sash with tassels attached to the bugle by the two large inner rings, red for Army as an example. Further identifying this as a WWII period piece, as opposed to modern day, is the lack of a condensation valve on the front edge.
Approximate dimensions are 13¼" x 6" x 4.5"
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