Auction Catalogue

31 March 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 22

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31 March 2010

Hammer Price:
£3,700

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Asseerghur (Lascar Bihari, Ord. Dept.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine and rare £2000-2500

Only 52 clasps for Asseerghur were issued to European recipients, just one as a single clasp. Apart from the 94th Foot (Scotch Brigade) the units engaged were all from the Madras Establishment. The above recipient would have served as a Gun Lascar in the Ordnance Department of the Madras Artillery