Vintage HN White King Cornet w/reproduction-case; 1910-1915  Silver finish

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Vintage HN White King Cornet w/ reproduction-case; 1910-1915 (estimated)  Silver finish.
Serial # is 33839
All of the valves and slides on the horn are in working order.  I had it at  local music shop early on in my research to determine a value of the horn, and they were able to confirm its in great shape 'musically'/sound-wise.
From the listing of Serial numbers on the www.hnwhite.com website (http://www.hnwhite.com/Serial%20Numbers.htm), the estimate is this horn was manufactured between 1910-1915.
From the best that I can determine, I THINK the horn is a  'First Famous Short Model' Cornet.
(per the hnwhite.com website, I think it's this horn:
http://www.hnwhite.com/King/Trumpet%20and%20Cornet%20page/1911%20Short%20Model%20Cornet%20Large.jpg)
But, there is some doubt as the horn as it stands today is not an exact match to the image of the horn from that 1911 Christmas catalog from HN White.   It was pointed out to me in my research that the 'receiver' on the horn itself seems to look like a 'step receiver' that was on a King 'Master Model' Cornet, so that leads me to think my cornet had some post-manufacture modification done to it.
Secondly the first slide you come to when you follow the path from the mouthpiece seems 'longer' on my horn .vs the  images from the HN White catalog for the 1911 First Famous short model or the 1911 First King Long Model horn.  In the two images, that slide is very close to the first valve, where on my horn that slide at the furthest point is like an inch from the first valve.  So that makes me also speculate that a new slide was added?  But the confusing thing is there is a serial number {also 33839) stamped on that slide, so it DOES match the serial number of the horn itself.  I unfortunately am not enough of a KING HN White expert (or musician, for that matter)  to know if this model was indeed sold with several slides for various sounds ???  I will leave that to a perspective buyer to know more than me :)
The last point I will call out that I was able to notice is that it seems to no longer have the fastener for the musical lyre attached to the tubing in between the third valve and the bell.  You can see where the point where that was soldered onto the horn but it's indeed missing.
The original case for the horn was badly damaged when it came into my family's possession.   It was purchased in the mid 1980's at a garage/yard sale from the best of our recollection.  We had the new case fabricated by a local craftsman  ( MY DAD :) !!!!).  He did a GREAT job matching the case and keeping the horn safe and sound over the next 40-ish years while it sat on the shelf in my basement.
As far as the mouthpiece goes, when it was purchased, there were two mouthpieces with the horn, but they were in dire need of re-conditioning / refurbishment (in more need than the horn itself), so I am NOT including them here in this sale.
Please see the pictures that my son and I took of the horn and hopefully those pictures can address any questions to the condition of the horn and its parts.
Please contact me if you have any other questions.  Comments would also be greatly appreciated as during the research for the horn it did ignite a desire to know more about the model so if the perspective buyer can shed any light on the horn, I would love to know more, even after I complete the sale.
Thanks for your interest.