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Hello, Wondering if anyone might have any info on this military whistle.
I think it is a belt whistle that has had the screws ground off so it can be worn as a necklace.
The marks on the clasp of the chain seems to be a lion, the letter P and 'L.BROS". There are no marks on the whistle itself. From a search through a list of marks it seems to be from Birmingham and possibly by Lewis Brothers.
Is this silver? When does it date from? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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That "p" is the Birmingham date letter used on items below the dutiable limit for the assay year 1889/90. I suspect the clip is the only silver part as I would expect each chain link to have a lion passant and each part of the whistle to be hallmarked with at least a partial mark.

Phil

Thanks Phil, that's great information. That definitely makes sense. It might be a bit of a 'Frankenstein' piece I think. I've had it for about 20 years. I'd always thought it was just a curious costume piece until a friend asked to look at it recently searching for hallmarks as he thought it might be 'real'. Turns out maybe just the clasp is 'real'. I enjoy wearing it anyway. Thanks a lot for your help. All the best.

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