A beautiful adornment from one of Her big guns. From the esteemed Ferrers-Walker collection that was once on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Dockyard. HMS Erin was a dreadnought battleship originally ordered by the Ottoman Empire from the British shipyard Vickers and named Reşadiye. Nearing completion in 1914, she was seized by the British government at the outbreak of World War I to prevent her use by a potentially hostile power. 

Renamed HMS Erin, she joined the Royal Navy and served in the Grand Fleet.HMS Erin participated in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After the war, HMS Erin was present at the surrender of the German fleet in 1918.  Despite her limited combat role, HMS Erin remains notable for her diplomatic significance and as a symbol of shifting alliances before World War I.

In a market full of souvenirs & fakes, we are are proud to present to you these, the ‘Real McCoy,’ in which to confidently invest, and wholeheartedly enjoy. This tompion 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, which we later went on to buy.