Unofficial gun tompion for HMS Sepoy

One of a pair of cast brass gun tompions from HMS 'Sepoy' 1918. With unofficial design showing the head and shoulders of a bearded man wearing a turban, looking to the left. On a ribbon below: 'H.M.S. SEPOY'. Raised screw holes on reverse.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4599
Collection: Ship Badges
Type: Gun tompion
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Sepoy 1918 (HMS)
Date made: circa 1918
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 mm; Diameter: 151 mm