WW1/WW2 Navy Boatswain Whistle

[gazar]

Never heard of a boatswain whistle, but I dug this today in a wooded area less than a mile from my house in Woodstock GA. It was about 5"-6" deep. Apparently it's a vintage Navy boatswain whistle from WW1/WW2.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Nautical/comments/szv8ab/not_100_sure_if_this_is_an_antique_or_really_what/

 

[too_pointer]

Glad you found out what that is, cause I would never even had a guess ?, anyways glad you found it, congrats
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[Scalz]

Very nice piece. Congratulations.


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[georgeinsc]

Back in the early 60s I was on a surface ship. That whistle was used every time an announcement was made. I suspect they are still in use today. Boats loved his whistle.

 

[gazar]

I used Google Lens to do a photo search and found it right away. Thanks for the congrats.

 

[REAL_RAT_FINK]

That is a super find and amazing relic! Congrats!

 

[Planedoc]

That brings back some memories! Great find!

 

[Pete e]

Lovely Find indeed! It's in very good condition also....

 

[DougF]

Nice find. Does it still whistle?

 

[gazar]

Nice find. Does it still whistle?

Yes, it does still whistle. In fact, the funny truth about that is that when I dug it, I thought it was some sort of drug smoking pipe or such. When I got home I washed all my finds in a bucket of water and went to blow the water out of the "pipe" stem and it rang out with this awesome whistle sound. That's when I realized it was a whistle and not a pipe. it sounds really cool. It does sound just like the openning whistle sound for Star Trek shows.

Okay, I guess my mind was in the gutter, but at first it really did look like a smoking pipe of some sort.

 

[jimther]

Very cool find, gregazar ! Ya never know what's going to pop up.

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Very cool!

 

[Haldean]

On Board a Destroyer in the Navy they would blow a tune on that thing to get up in the morning, Then before meals, or before an announcement. They had a different tune for everything. They're pipes looked more modern than that one though. Yours look old to me.

 

[gazar]

On Board a Destroyer in the Navy they would blow a tune on that thing to get up in the morning, Then before meals, or before an announcement. They had a different tune for everything. They're pipes looked more modern than that one though. Yours look old to me.

The information I have been able to find dates it around 1910

 

[itsaring!]

Way to go! I've found 3 rotten ones over the years.

 

[Soil Surgeon]

A great find, congrats!

 

[GroundSweeper]

That’s a unique find in great shape too. I would have thought pot pipe or something myself but I’m uneducated in that arena, but same goes for boat whistles!

Congrats!

 

[gazar]

That’s a unique find in great shape too. I would have thought pot pipe or something myself but I’m uneducated in that arena, but same goes for boat whistles!

Congrats!

I hear you, I too am not an expert on drug pipes, or any kind of smoking pipes, hence the reason I was so far wrong with that initial assumption. To go a step further, I have never even heard of a boatswain whistle prior to the research I did to ID this one. If it weren't for Google Lens, I would still be calling it a pipe

 

[metaladdict]

Nice whistle,never heard or seen one.

 

[GTS225]

As a sidebar, for those who don't know, the word "boatswain" is pronouned "bosun".

Yeah, I did Navy time.....Roger