bronze roman whistle

[veronasteve]

its got a bit broken off the end,but has been i.d as a roman whistle,if so its quite rare they dont know exactly what they where used for.maybe military used em for sending signals to troops.
this is the field i found it in.

 

[CRUSADER]

HI from the UK.

Where do you live? UK, Germany?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Yes, it is a great find.


I would also like to know what kind of sound it makes. Have you tried it?


-Buckleboy

 

[dgaughan]

amazing find congrats

 

[kindafoundabuckle]

SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!! That is an amazing piece of history you have recovered. Is there a way to date what era of the Roman Empire it was from? Once again amazing and a BIG congratulations to you on your find.

KFB

 

[Hardy]

VERY NICE FIND AND A RARE ONE TOO! i ASKED A FEW PROF'S I KNOW AND THEY ARE ENVYIOUS OF YOU

NOT TO MENY OF THOSE BAD BOYS TO BE HAD A BIG CONGRATS

 

[49r Relics]

Congratulations on a museum quality find! I would pitch a tent in that field for the next month.

 

[TimC (North Alabama)]

Awesome place to to hunt, many of us would like to get into that field. That's quite a unique find too.

 

[Silver_Fox]

That is an awesome find, congrats.

 

[The Seeker]

Very nice piece of History! A nice addition for any collection........ WTG

John