Soest, Germany
Franz Schurhoff

Copper, brass, leather
ca.  1770s-1790s
Length:  46 in; bell rim: 7.5 in
Wind Instruments – Brasswinds – Bugles/Keyed Bugles

Inscription on bell: FRANZ SCHURHOFF / IN / SOEST  in a dashed circle

A Hanoverian bugle horn (semicircular) with a leather harness and inscription stamped on the brass garland.  The Prussian bugle horn, with its half-moon-shape, was later adopted by the Electorate of Hanover and is referred to as the ‘Hanoverian bugle horn’ as it was used by the Hanoverian forces in 1758.  It was the original military bugle introduced in Germany during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) as a distinctive instrument for Jager battalions and other light troops.

Resource: “Bugle.” Anthony C. Baines/Trevor Herbert. “The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments.” 2^nd ed., Vol 1. Laurence Libin, Editor in Chief. Oxford University Press. pp. 427-428.