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Jonhno wrote:nice collection Brian, thanks for the extra info , one tip for your pics I find is to take them outside, though this time of year is not the warmest!! I have one ww2 german made bugle that's grey painted steel, markneukirschen maker, 43 dated, its in the key of C (or the mouthpiece is?)

sorry one more question, the shell case, is that for a bofor's and is that stencilling?

Don't have a German bugle yet. The shell casing is 40mm Headstamp 1942 with British broad arrow among other markings. I was going to polish it up but saw the stenciling when I got home and figured I would lose that by polishing. The stamping is an arc over a T. Then B 28F then a square box with an L inside, Then Can. Is this Canadian? You would think it would be the Arrow inside the C if it was. Brian

a fellow round collector I know sought out the one's with a stencil on, as apparently you do not find that too often, leave it with me I will see if I can find out for you what it means, I believe the arc means arctic, so would be ok to use in cold weather, in this case with the stencil I would agree and not polish it