For the archives--this is a gold-colored whistle from the 1995 G.I. Joe Convention. The whistle is marked "1982 Hasbro" just like the 1982 KMT version but it is gold instead of the original silver. This whistle was included in the Officer's Club packets for the convention.

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Dan Moore

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