Confederate Pewter Whistle

[Ripcon]

Hunted a field near Vicksburg, MS today. Among the items I found was this broken pewter whistle. You certainly don't find many of these in camps. I've included an image of a complete whistle I got off the internet so you can see what a complete whistle would've looked like.
I don't know much about these items. Let me know any information you may have about it...Thanks!

 

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[creskol]

This is kinda informative, but not much depth:

 

[diggingthe1]

That's really cool!!! I found a whole one yesterday while I was digging in a dump. I'm glad to learn more about it! I was maybe guessing they were used by police and school teachers also.

 

[Ripcon]

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That's really cool!!! I found a whole one yesterday while I was digging in a dump. I'm glad to learn more about it! View attachment 1866065 I was maybe guessing they were used by police and school teachers also.

Congrats on yours! Fantastic to find it while.
I was wondering if non commissioned officers used them in trench warfare like they did during WWI

 

[Ripcon]

This is kinda informative, but not much depth:

Thanks!