Original unofficial cast figure of Hercules from one of the tampion big guns of HMS Hercules. HMS Hercules was a Colossus-class battleship built by Palmers, launched in 1910, and commissioned in 1911 at Portsmouth. In August 1914 she joined the Grand Fleet. At the Battle of Jutland, she fought in the 6th Division along with Marlborough, Revenge and Agincourt 1916, HMS Hercules was transferred to become flagship of the 4th Battle Squadron.

Sold to a German ship breaker, HMS Hercules left Rosyth Dockyard under tow, to be scrapped at Kiel. Unofficial badge design, as the badge pre dates the standardisation of all Royal Navy badges that came into effect in 1919. Before the standardisation a senior rank or the crew itself decided on the design that would be on the badge. Attached to the tampion is a photo of this onboard. 

In a market full of souvenirs & fakes, we are proud to present to you these, the ‘Real McCoy,’ in which to confidently invest, and wholeheartedly enjoy. Note : This Royal Navy tampion came from the famous Ferrers Walker collection. Mr Ferrers Walker spent a lifetime collecting the largest and most significant WW1 and WW2 Naval history artefacts. He gave his collection to Portsmouth Naval Museum to exhibit.