PhilB Posted 9 February , 2014 Share Posted 9 February , 2014 Phil, From what I understand, Artillery officers used their whistle mainly to warn of a gun about to be fired, so that those close by were warned to stand clear. With the two distinctly different sounds being made by each whistle type, that probably avoided any confusion as to the signal being given by that particular officer, be they Infantry or Artillery. Regards, LF Fair enough, LF, one can see infantrymen not wanting to be confused by artillery whistles (& vice versa). It would seem equally important that one infantry unit not be confused by another infantry unit`s whistles. A good case for a variety of whistle tones perhaps! Hudson did (&still do) make a combi whistle which does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty12 Posted 26 April , 2021 Share Posted 26 April , 2021 Whistle calls post 1899 with the Tube /GSW pattern Pre 1898 whistle calls usng the Army standard issue stop hole whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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