posted on January 20, 2004 06:18:23 PM new
Maybe Proffe or some of the other military/civil war people can help me out here.
I've had this laying on my desk for months because it intriques me.
Some type of brass horn. Just feels ancient. Has a mark I have seen before but can not place. Any ideas?
Mark is D.R.C.M. with an arrow under it.
oops, careful what you wish for. Is this large enough
Ah, that's better!
BTW, Everyone Thanks for the help!
[ edited by ltray on Jan 20, 2004 06:26 PM ]
edited again and again and again and again...
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posted on January 20, 2004 06:21:08 PM new
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posted on January 20, 2004 06:49:49 PM new
It is probably German. D.R.G.M (DRGM) stands for "Deutsches Reich Gebrauchs Muster", meaning a German Empire registered design.
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
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posted on January 20, 2004 08:16:07 PM new
I noticed the mouthpiece is missing, which is consistent with these pieces. Back when this horn was in vogue, there was a problem with people stealing the mouthpieces, as they were quite hard to come by. It was not uncommon for the owner of a horn to print a warning on the horn. The letters D.R.G.M. are a perfect example of this. They stand for " Don't Rip off Gabriel's Mouthpiece". Apparently the horn used to belong to some guy named Gabriel. Don't know if it's worth anything though.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on January 20, 2004 09:21:11 PM new
Sparkz, you gotta be pullin my leg!
As for the mouthpiece, I'm not sure if it had a mouthpiece or a reed and bulb. The edge of the mouth opening is not round. I have a feeling it is either a hunt horn or an early vehicle horn.
You refered to "when they were in vogue", when do you think that would be? And what were they used for?
[ edited by ltray on Jan 20, 2004 09:32 PM ]
posted on January 20, 2004 09:52:54 PM new
Sparkz..LOL~
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All the monkeys aren't in the zoo,
Every day you meet quite a few,
So you see it's all up to you.
You can be better than you are,
You could be swingin' on a star
posted on January 20, 2004 10:09:42 PM new
You know Sparkz, Come to think of it, the last time I was talking to Gabrielle he was complaining about someone stealing his mouthpiece.
Said he was going to use his sword on the dude if he ever caught up with him. But he didn't have anything at all to say about his trumpet!
it's a HORN!