un known(well yo me any way) indain medal?

[paddywhack]

righto well i pikced this up at a small fair there today! it was just one of those medals that looked nice and appealed to me so i picked it up! for some reason when i look at it think of afghanistan or tibet! so can any one shed some light on it? didn tpay much so i wont be out of pocket!! oh and sorry for the TERRIBLE scans im at my folks place and well you got to work with what you got!! any who any help again would be great! :beer:

[paddywhack]

and the back! oh and its named! think it reads 2757712 plnk bh im r ao.m.l.i thanks again! :beer:

[Ed_Haynes]

India. Sainya Seva Medal. Clasp "Bengal-Assam".

What is the naming?

#1048.104 (p. 117) in a recently published book.

See also: http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/india/...sainyaseva.html

Let me know if you need ribbon.

[paddywhack]

groovy!! and DAMN fast reply!!!! iv got a ribbion for it but its a modern one but the correct one!! cheers though ed for the info!!! :beer:

[Ed_Haynes]

The jumbled naming suggests a recent issue, as the naming duties have now been shoved down to the regiments and they usually make a hash of it (much nicer with Hindi naming).

[paddywhack]

your right the naming is a bit of a mess alright! some letters over lapping and some not struck hard enough! well got it for a tenner and i quiet like it any way!! quiet a nice award and very cool reverse!! :beer:

[Sushil Talwar]

and the back! oh and its named! think it reads 2757712 plnk bh im r ao.m.l.i thanks again!

This reads: 2757712 P/Nk BH Rao MLI = Paid Naik BH Rao Mahratta Light Infantry.

Cheers

Sushil

[Ed_Haynes]

I'd suggest the name is Bhim Rao. Making it: 2757712 P/Nk Bhim Rao MLI .

[Michael Johnson]

That's what I thought too, Ed.