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26-11-18, 11:00 AM
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Fish Sign Postwar Indian?
Suggestions please.
Jon 
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26-11-18, 01:01 PM
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Indian State Forces
Possibly a post-War variation on the lower sign - WW2 period Bhopal State Forces. Their cap badge also featured fish as supporters (in lieu of lions and unicorns!) Mike
Indian State Forces - Bhopal and UI.jpg
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26-11-18, 01:40 PM
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Facing the opposite way, but they may have been made in matched pairs, so BHopal SF is a possibility, I agree. The supporters of the state's coat of arms are two fish - 'rampant', if that doesn't sound too phallic - so matched patches would make sense. Bhopla became part of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in 1956, at which time I believe their regiments became part of the Indian Army.
However, the current XXI Corps, IA, successor to the XX Corps, which contained Bhopal units from 1942, uses what is described as a 'chakra' badge, though to my Western eyes it looks like a saw blade.  .
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27-11-18, 01:47 PM
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27-11-18, 07:48 PM
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variants
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Reasons  Bhopal State 01 Fish 9th Bhopal Infantry 01 (Cat)Fish 1st Brahmans 02 Fish (Helostoma temminckii type ?) nose to nose United Provinces (Now Uttar Pradesh; incl. Oudh) 02 Fish tail to tail Mughal Standards 01 Fish Darbhanga Raj (Brahmin Rulers) 01 Fish on state emblem. 02 elsewhere 1st Rampur Infantry (Pathan Rulers) 02 Fish Badge pic on net back to back Moghul http://www.asianart.com/asianartgallery/5.html Nawab of Oudh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_of_Awadh Nawab of Bhopal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bhopal United Provinces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh Brahmi(a)n Class Regiment Darbhanga Royals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Darbhanga Last edited by pinfrin; 27-11-18 at 09:15 PM. Reason: additions
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27-11-18, 09:42 PM
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Outstanding! Many thanks. I'll know learn that off by heart! Additionally two other Indian formation signs feauring fish - Kohat District (A white dogfish on a red square) and United Provinces Area (originally Lucknow District (The "fishes of Oudh" on a red disc). Mike
United Provinces Area or Lucknow District 1946.jpg
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28-11-18, 01:22 AM
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saw a pic or display board sale somewhere. looking,... color background current india fmn signs seems to be area hq red ( eg Kerala or Delhi ) pics on net inf div black armd div yellow corps red/white/red command red/black/red https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/...iv-Badges.html Last edited by pinfrin; 28-11-18 at 01:22 AM. Reason: error
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28-11-18, 04:53 AM
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a Bde
looks like to an Indep Inf Bde which later perhaps merged into 54 Inf Div
https://www.globalsecurity.org/milit...dia/54-div.htm and this likely ? https://www.globalsecurity.org/milit...dia/91-bde.htm Last edited by pinfrin; 28-11-18 at 05:40 AM. Reason: note
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