A Wenger Whistle

Here's Crumby latest hobby acquisition, a Wenger Whistle.  It is like new.  Even so,  it did not come in a Wenger box, so doubtless, somebody, maybe many, blew the whistle before Crumby got this knife.  Be assured that Crumby washed the whistle in hot water, then cleansed it with an alcohol/vinegar mixture before he tested the whistle.   The whistle works.

But the whistle is not why Crumby wanted this knife for his collection.  No.  Crumby wanted this particular knife, because it is the next to smallest Wenger an average collector can acquire that has a compass.  There is one other smaller model that has the compass, but no whistle.  Crumby would rather have that one maybe. But this model, the Eddie Bauer Whistle, became available, so Crumby settled for it.  Anyway, the Wenger whistles are very good whistles, if you need, or think you need a whistle.

The picture shows all the tools open that come with this knife.  There are no backspring tools.  None at all. Which is unusual.  Also, possibly because of the minimalist backspring situation, there is no keyring and so you can not just hang it from a belt loop by a double carbineer, Crumby's preference.  So a person fixing to tote this knife around should put it in a pocket or a belt pouch.

Yikes!  There's no way to tie any flagging on it either.  Maybe this knife should stay home to keep from getting lost.

The compass works.   However, if my trusty pygmy guide ran off and left me alone in darkest Africa, I would probably rather have a proper compass or a GPS.  Although, this would be better than no compass at all.  Assuming it would continue to do work as it does now, pointing north.

One thing Crumby is confused about is why this compass doesn't just point to the steel in the knife?