Acme Metropolitan Bobby Police Standard Whistle - 15cm Long

Keith Collins: I bought this for dog training. I love the tone, but there is no way to blow this at anything less than disturbingly loud. Great for outdoor use to attract attention, not so much for using in hose to cue a puppy to "come"

United States on Jul 30, 2022

richard: Excellent product and great service

United Kingdom on May 31, 2021

Vince: Sounds exactly like an old trench whistle from the movies. Tip for use: hold tongue over the tip and blow, increasing the pressure in your mouth, when you release your tongue the whistle is incredibly loud. More of a novelty than anything serious, but if you want to stand out from other whistles (like at a playground or pool) this will make you stick out.

United States on Mar 21, 2021

manukar: Acheté pour ma fille de 12 ans qui va à l'école en bus comme sifflet de détresse.
Bel objet mais pas assez puissant, je l'ai renvoyé.

France on Nov 06, 2020

Ross Lewis: Lovely product that is nicely finished, fairly heavy and all who have seen it have remarked how nice it looks. Uzingb8t is just as good the two Tone whistle sounds just like on some of the movies (AKS Jack The Ripper etc ..). Blow thisnin London and half a dozen Bobbies on the neat will show up on no time.

United Kingdom on Oct 31, 2020

Roger Perry: Excellent product and a very quick service

United Kingdom on Jul 09, 2020

J Michaels: Nice weight/quality whistle. As whistles go, it also has a nice tone and is loud enough to call my dog from a good distance away. I never trained her to come to a whistle, she just does. It is certainly loud enough to use as an emergency alarm as well.

Canada on Sep 16, 2017

H.B.: Got this for my Train Conductor uniform at the Train Museum. It's not like other whistles that rattle. It takes a little more air to produce the sound. Good for those of you who blow hard anyway. For my purpose it suits me fine: whistling at kids that are running or climbing on trains. But it will be fun to use it even when kids aren't in trouble as it has kind of a train whislte type sound to it. Very good for the historical atmosphere. If any of my fellow docents are reading this I admit that I haven't researched to know if conductors used these or not but historically they were they best of that time so why not use the best? Am I right? It is light but sturdy and I look forward to using it. Thank you for providing the product.

United States on Jul 20, 2016

Edwin C. Pauzer: The din of spirited discussion during a case study in training is music to my ears. It means the participants are involved, energized and learning on their own while I am only showing them the way.

The only problem is getting their attention to wrap up the exercise and dissolve the buzz group. Even though I'm told I sound like John Wayne, pilgrim, sometimes the din of voices become the same as a runaway beer wagon, and regaining control requires several waves and yodels.

Enter my imitation, genuine, authentic, certified London Bobby Police Whistle, which I thought would alert my classes that there had been another Jack the Ripper murder and would be poorly received, wasn't. It actually worked for the first time yesterday and today. It wasn't so loud that they had to cover their ears, but it was loud enough to regain their attention without recurring screams.

The whistle worked like a charm, and I highly recommend it for training.

United States on Mar 01, 2015

Alan Lee: I LOVE the sound of this whistle!

If you like the sound of a British Police whistle, this is it. It has a mellow tone and can be blown louder to get more attention. But it's not super loud.

If you're looking for a safety whistle, something that is easy to blow and and is very loud and shrill to get attention, look elsewhere. For a safety whistle, I recommend the Acme 636 Safety Whistle (I have one). The 636 is smaller, louder, and less expensive. If you like the look and feel of a Acme police whistle, another possibility is the Ladies version of the Acme police whistle--the engraving says "The Acme City": compared to its bigger brother, it's smaller (2 5/8" x 1/2" compared to 3 1/8" x 5/8"). It's more shrill and it's a nicer size to put on a key ring (I have one of these whistles, too!).

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United States on Jan 06, 2015