Found a bugle. What do I have

[dogzilla]

Found in my dad’s stuff. No nothing about militaria. What’s the insignia. Any idea of value. It’s been well used

 

[tiriaq]

Artillery crest.

 

[yomomma]

Personally, I would approach your local artillary regiment first and see if they may want it. Probably a WWII relic.

Nice find

Could be Canadian or British

Ubique

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Ceremonial. The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum in Shilo, MB have full time curators. Chase down their email contacts and post a question.

A few years ago on a FB group someone mentioned a family relative had been in some now-disbanded small town militia artillery battery. I suggested he ping the museum. Literally the same day he received a *.pdf package with far more details than either of us expected. It was an interesting read because the little unit had a succession problem with lots of officers with wartime service and few up and comers, they were on the cusp of transitioning from 90mm Anti Aircraft guns and 25-Pounders to 105mm C1s, the country was in a recession and defence budgets were tight, and oh yeah, spending money on the military was once more unfashionable.

 

[yomomma]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/british-royal-artillery-copper-brass-513334411

 

[Cottage Hill Bill]

It is a tourist piece. Bad cast copy of the artillery emblem/cap badge. Pretty much all the ones with a badge soldered on are reproductions/fakes. The real ones are stamped on the bell, often with date and abbreviation of regiment, i.e. HLI for Highland Light infantry, and a broad arrow stamp. Lots of these reproduction bugles came out of India in the 80s/90s.

 

[CMichaud]

It a tourist piece. Bad cast copy of the artillery emblem/cap badge. Pretty much all the ones with a badge soldered on are reproductions/fakes. The real ones are stamped on the bell, often with date and abbreviation of regiment, i.e. HLI for Highland Light infantry, and a broad arrow stamp. Lots of these reproduction bugles came out of India in the 80s/90s.

This is most likely the correct answer. Lacks government acceptance mark, maker etc. Badge is copy.

 

[dogzilla]

Good to know, in the bin it goes

 

[kayceel]

Worth what it weighs as scrap brass. If you want a more learned opinion on provenance PM Stencollector on CGN. ( Hopefully he and his lady are past the worst of the Chinese flu.).

 

[Coyote Ugly]

I would go out at 3am and stand on your neighbours fence
and blow that horn! Until the SWAT team and Black helicopters show up!

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Good to know, in the bin it goes

Still a neat item.

Grizz