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India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (1831 Sepoy Mishkar, Khyber Rifles) very fine £40-50
The Khyber Rifles were formed in the 1880s as a ‘Regular Militia’ unit and used only on the North West Frontier. Described by one source as a ‘valuable fighting force’, from time to time certain recruits let the side down by absconding with their rifles.
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