paddywhack Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywhack Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 and the back! oh and its named! think it reads 2757712 plnk bh im r ao.m.l.i thanks again! :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 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.htmlLet me know if you need ribbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywhack Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywhack Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sushil Talwar Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 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.CheersSushil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'd suggest the name is Bhim Rao. Making it: 2757712 P/Nk Bhim Rao MLI . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 That's what I thought too, Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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