Tampion query.

[astraltrader]

Hi Gentlemen.

Humble apologies because I do not speak French at all!

I have an old bronze tampion which I am trying to identify.
I have tried to upload a picture of it with no luck - so I will try and describe it!

It is two cannons crossed diagonally with a large letter "F" on top surrounded by 7 stars set inside a circle of rope.

I was wondering if any of you good people had any idea what ship this came from??


If anybody would like to see a picture of it I can email it to you if you leave me your email address??

[basic]

Hello Terry,

On the present website, open on the left of the front page "Batiments desarmes", then "Foch(porte-avions)" and on the left down "Objets de tradition".
Is, on down right, your own tampion?

Good luck.

Basic

[astraltrader]

Basic - I am sorry my friend I cannot find what you have described!

Is it possible to post a link to where you mean?

Sorry to be stupid! :?

[basic]

Hello Terry,

I think that it is the tampion of the french aircraft carrier FOCH (decommissionned).

The link is http://www.netmarine.net/bat/porteavi/foch/tradi.htm

The F is the first letter of FOCH, the two guns are because he was an artillery officier and the seven stars was his rank of "Marechal de France".

Best wishes.

Basic.

[greluche]

the crossed cannons are not cannons, but "bâtons de maréchal" (someone knowshow to translate ? marshal's baton ?