World War I Trench Whistle

A reproduction of a World War I trench whistle made from metal with the date 1916 stamped on it. The whistle is supplied in a clear bag with a header card explaining when it was used.

During WWI officers would blow a whistle and thousands of men would stream out of an attacking trench and run across NO Man's Land into a hail of machine gun bullets and artillery fire from the enemy.