(Helen) I need to do some research into these Armstrong models. The non-Heritage horns have a bit of a unknown pedigree. It has been suggested that they were indeed made by Keilwerth; or that they were reversed engineered by Armstrong in the USA; or that they came in pieces from Germany and assembled and finished in the USA at the Armstrong plant. 

Jury is out, but comparing the non-Heritage to the Heritage series of horns, you most defitiely can see a difference. 

  • Neck in Socket with Floating Lever Left Side Neck in Socket with Floating Lever Left Side
  • Neck Right Side Neck Right Side
  • Left Side Neck Attached Left Side Neck Attached
  • Matching Serial No. on Neck Matching Serial No. on Neck
  • Missing Key Guard Missing Key Guard
  • In Case with Neck In Case with Neck
  • Left Pinkie Cluster Left Pinkie Cluster
  • Front View Front View
  • Bow Right Side Bow Right Side
  • Bow Right Side with Low C Key Mechanism Bow Right Side with Low C Key Mechanism
  • Bow Guard Bow Guard
  • Bow Left Side Bow Left Side
  • Bell Bell
  • Bell Engraving Bell Engraving