PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS J.A. DODD, H.M.S. HART. India General Service Medal 1849-1895, 1 clasp, Perak (officially engraved naming, engraved in sloping serifed capitals: J.A. DODD - PO 1 CL - H.M.S. HART). Good Very Fine.
Only 74 Perak clasps to HMS Hart.
Medal accompanied by copied medal roll for H.M.S. Hart for the Perak campaign. Dodd not found on that medal roll for HMS Hart for the Perak campaign. Possibly a late claim award.
At the time that I purchased this medal it was described as being renamed. This does not, however, appear to be the case, since the medal measures correctly in an electronic medal gauge, 36mm diameter. But the edge of the medal does appear to have been abrasively cleaned at some stage, with light parallel hairline horizontal abrasions visible, thus giving the appearance that it has been renamed (photographs of naming available). Medal is sold on approval and can be returned for a refund if not satisfied that the naming is original and that the medal has not been renamed.