On Sep 18, 7:38*am, wrote:
One of my bunch of old musical instruments is an old U.S.Navy Pea
Whistle.It is so old, most of the nickel plate is worn off of it.I
bought it at a pawn shop in Vicksburg many years ago.
How do I work that whistle?
cuhulin

That would be a United States Navy Bosun [M8] "Pipe"
http://home.earthlink.net/~bosun-m8/id20.html
as in to be 'Piped Aboard'
http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedi...pipeaboard.wav
http://navymuseumstore.com/store/pro...OSUNS-WHISTLE/

Lots of Whistles . . .
http://www.fatiguesarmynavy.com/stor...Police_Whistle
and Bosun's Pipes too . . .
http://www.thefind.com/family/info-bosuns-whistle