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Old 22-08-22, 08:07 AM
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Default Unidentified Ship`s Tampion.
Although not strictly a badge, I picked up this heavy brass ship`s tampion on the weekend, but have had no luck finding out which ship it`s from. I`ve unscrewed it, but nothing on the back, possibly WW1, but not really sure. Any help would be great.
Thanks, Martin.
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Old 22-08-22, 11:01 AM
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It's HMS Caesar.

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Old 22-08-22, 01:40 PM
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Hi David,
HMS Caesar was my first thought, but the head didn`t seem to match the ones that I saw. Maybe they did variations ??
Martin.
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Old 22-08-22, 03:42 PM
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Hi Martin,

It's a Roman head, & offhand I can't think of any other RN ship that would fit other than Caesar. Is it from a tampion or is it possibly a badge from one of her launches?

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Old 23-08-22, 09:10 AM
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Quick update on the tampion, it`s from HMS Prometheus and pre 1919. So happy days...
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Old 23-08-22, 10:20 AM
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So not a Roman but a Greek head then, well done
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