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Lot 118
Civil War US Regulation bugle with original cavalry cords. Manufactured by Horstmann, Philadelphia, PA.
Sale 964 - The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
Nov 12, 2021 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$2,500 - 3,500
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$17,500
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Lot Description
Civil War US Regulation bugle with original cavalry cords. Manufactured by Horstmann, Philadelphia, PA.

15 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. bugle comprised of a copper body with brass floating rim and connectors (dark patina, few minor dents, some flattening of the main flared tube, and bending of the floating rim). Flare stamped with block letters “Horstmann” in an arc above “Phila.” Adorned with original regulation yellow cavalry bugle cords. 

This exact bugle is pictured in Chris Nelson’s article on collecting Civil War bugles published in the North South Trader’s Civil War Magazine, Volume 29, No. 4, 2003.

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