Terry K. Posted September 2, 2013 Share #1 Posted September 2, 2013 I got to go out this weekend flea marketing and on the way home saw one more yard sale. I stopped but they really didn't have abything. Just before I left I asked if they had anything military and they took me up to the house to show me a US WW1 medal that turned out to be part of a VFW 40 or 8 badge. As I turned to leave I spotted this one the porch. I noticed the makers name and then what was engraved above it. Hope you like it as I do. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooseandspoons Posted September 2, 2013 Share #2 Posted September 2, 2013 nice find!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted September 2, 2013 Share #3 Posted September 2, 2013 Very interesting bugle! It appears to be the same model as used in WW2 but with a 1918 contract date. I've never seen one like it before. Most of the 1918 contract bugles I've seen are the shorter "trench bugle" model. Here's an example of the trench bugle that I sold on the forum a while back: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 2, 2013 Share #4 Posted September 2, 2013 Pretty nice A friend recently found one at a yard sale.Its near mint and had a sterlin/silver marked mouth piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted September 3, 2013 Share #5 Posted September 3, 2013 Okay, I am getting blind with old age... is that marked USN? Or is it something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry K. Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted September 3, 2013 Yes it is. Like this, U.S. N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted September 3, 2013 Share #7 Posted September 3, 2013 Yes it is. Like this, U.S. N. All the better! Nice find! I once picked up a fife at a flea market for a handful of bucks. I took it home and found the maker's mark... it was a company that had made them during the Civil War. I had no way to date it at the time, so I am not sure how old it really was. I soaked it in wood instrument oil for about two weeks, and that thing played like it was made yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted September 3, 2013 Share #8 Posted September 3, 2013 Okay, I am getting blind with old age... is that marked USN? Or is it something else? That is USN - it's the M1892 bugle and Millard was one of the official makers. The Boy Scouts adopted the M1892 in 1916 and the Navy in 1917. That "trench bugle" is the M1894 Bugle: bugle use was very restricted in the trenches of WWI and the Army never called it the "trench' bugle. It actually was not as popular during WWI as the M1892, but it may be that more of them ended up getting dumped on the surplus market because it was not as good an instrument at the M1892. Unlike the M1892, the 1894 model has "no tuning slides and the pitch is not consistent between horns." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 3, 2013 Share #9 Posted September 3, 2013 Looks like it was hand engraved after the fact.Maybe by the owner or the Navy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry K. Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted September 3, 2013 That is USN - it's the M1892 bugle and Millard was one of the official makers. The Boy Scouts adopted the M1892 in 1916 and the Navy in 1917. That "trench bugle" is the M1894 Bugle: bugle use was very restricted in the trenches of WWI and the Army never called it the "trench' bugle. It actually was not as popular during WWI as the M1892, but it may be that more of them ended up getting dumped on the surplus market because it was not as good an instrument at the M1892. Unlike the M1892, the 1894 model has "no tuning slides and the pitch is not consistent between horns." Bob, Thanks for the lesson on these. Now I know what it is. I would have thought it was a Model 1917 or something like that. doyler, I think the owner (bugler) hand engraved it, not professionally done. Thanks all, Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 3, 2013 Share #11 Posted September 3, 2013 doyler, I think the owner (bugler) hand engraved it, not professionally done. Thanks all, Terry Terry I totally agree and think its very well done and really cool.The thing oozes coolness.Nice pick for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted January 24, 2016 Share #12 Posted January 24, 2016 I think the owner (bugler) hand engraved it, not professionally done. Thanks all, Terry Hi Terry: I think that the USN markings on your bugle are original although worn. (98 years can do that to you.) I own the same Millard made Navy bugle but the markings are intact on my example. See the link to my post on it: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/259273-a-us-navy-marked-wwi-bugle/ Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted January 6, 2020 Share #13 Posted January 6, 2020 This is an old thread, but I thought I'd add the bugle I picked up recently. It's marked "The Buescher, Elkhart, Ind." with no contract information, but it's also been hand engraved with "U.S.N." on the bell. That's three that have turned up on the forum now, so it seems like this was a common Navy practice. Unfortunately my bugle has seen better days and is missing the mouthpiece, but it's still interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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