Ibrahim Ahmad

Hi everyone,

The postman just arrived and gave me my new year gift.

The plus are :- Its HUGE 6ft X 10ft , has a beautiful eagle and totally awesome

The minus are :- there are 4 small holes and small light letters "AIDS - GOD'S PESTICIDE"

2 things to ask,

1) Does anyone has any idea what the hell "AIDS - GOD'S PESTICIDE" means ??

2) How do i get rid of the writings ??

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Dear Bill ,

Thanks for the reply in both here and also in MCF.

Well, I hope to receive it soon, hopefully this week and 2 things that i will check out are-

1) Whether the core is magnetic

2) the EK1 is vaulted or not.

As you can see im pretty new in collecting third third reich militaria, almost 2 years, but im still learning and just bought 2 EK books by Gordon Williamson... also you might want to checkout my website, in my signature below.

Its 70% done but hopefully i'll finish it by this weekend.

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Reverse View

Hi everyone,

I would like to know your opinion on this EK1 by C.E. Juncker. I was told that its a non maker marked, made before March 1941 as L/12 style numbers started after that and the PKZ numbers even later. Really appreciate for any help given. Thank You.

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Obverse View

Thank You Rick !!! Dont know how you do it, but you always do

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Dear all,

Just wanted to ask if anyone here has any info on a NSDAP Party member Karl Diebel.

He wears a golden party badge no. 49192

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank You !!

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

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Dear all,

I intend to purchase this NCO triple etched sword by Carl Eickhorn.

The blade is in mint conition and has the words "Gott mit uns" this declaration is surrounded with deluxe oak leafing. The ricasso side of the blade features a panel showing a pile of war implements, featuring crossed cannon in the center. The ending panel features a Prussian style, closed winged eagle over a standard. The reverse of the blade has a raised-out scene of a cannon and caisson being pulled by six horses.

This blade is stamped on the reverse ricasso with a small double-ovaled squirrel trademark. The circles has the name, "Carl Eickhorn, Solingen". Inside is a squirrel trademark which has a serrated tail.

2 questions to ask:-

1) Since there arent any swastica on this sword, does it mean it is imperial and not third reich ??

2) Could someone who has the same sword etching by Carl Eickhorn , to please post their pictures to compare ??

Any help would be grealy appreciated. Thank You !!

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Dear all,

I just bought this from Detlev, its a Meissen medal about the conquering of Singapore. But something about it puzzles me....

1) The actual date for the surrender of Singapore is 15 Feb 1942, so obviously the date is wrong. Are these type of error common??

2) In the German language,shouldnt it be written as Singapur instead of Singapore??

3) Why was it created for in the first place, whats the purpose of these Meissen medals anyway??

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank You !!

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

PS:- Many thanks to Frank Heukemes for the translation!

Hi all,

Recently i saw a cool looking SS wedding ring at the WAF Bazaar section. I dont own one or even Don Boyle's book for that matter . Tried searching through the web plus militaria forums & there just doesnt seem to be one online for reference or any discussion about it . On the dealers websites only Craig Gottleib has it so if you have a genuine one please post it here for reference.

Two questions to ask though.

1) Ive read somewhere that there was one company that did a very good reproduction of it , good details and all, but later it shut down and another company started doing it but the quality was not that good. Is this true ??

2) How to tell fakes from the real deal ??

Thanks in advance for all your input guys !!

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Ibrahim.

Thank you for sharing the website with us. It was a great read. Are all of the photos from your collection?

Do you have your U181 website up yet?

Regards

Paul

Hi Paul,

Well no, the pictures are from several other collectors, which i will be putting credits to.

The website is not up yet, im the "definitive" type so, once its done in a couple of months , i'll let everyone know !!

Thanks for the comment !

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Apa kabar Ibrahim

Nice to see a collector from Singapore, I am currently in your neck of the woods.

Funnily enough whilst searching the national archives in singapore on an unrelated WW2 project

I came across 2 pictures of a German U-boat crew on tour.

The 1st pic showed them entering the famous Ford Factory and the other had them in Johor bahru

seeing the Japanese war monument errected on Lido beach.

As to exactly which U-boat they were from I have no idea.

Khabar baik Raz,

Ive just sent you an PM.

By the way, you have an excellent site and collection !!

Cheers,

Ibrahim.

My contribution....EK1 Spange by BH Mayer & a recently acquired EK2 Spange !!

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Hi all,

I recently manage to acquire this four printed list of Waffen SS recipients of the Knight's Cross, made in Berlin ,1943 listing 15 rkt winner.

So does anybody know anything about these type of doc. list?? Are they rare?? & what is a fair price on them??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thank You

Cheers,

Ibrahim.

Singapore.

Dear All,

I seriously need your expert help in;-

1) identifying this type of document

2) the unit history such as where they fought, commanders, etc...

3) based on the signature ,the identity of the Hauptmann.??

4) Any history/info about Herr Karl Lowenstein??

I know its asking alot from you guys but i would really appreciate for any help given

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

Dear Gordon Williamson,

If you are reading this , ive already sent a PM to you regarding Herr Johannes Limbach.

Cheers,

Ibraim,

Singapore

Dear All,

I intend to start a project to find all relevent info on the wehrmacht/kriegmarine activities specifically U-181, in Singapore. All of which will then be presented to the Singapore History Museum whom ive already contacted and given their blessings, however i am starting from scratch though

Nonetheless , i WILL DEFINITELY make a homepage at the very least !!

So far im in contact with a excellent guy, Herr Rolf-Gunter Kolb , who was a guest of honour of the U-181 reunion, Click here! and now have a list of the crewmen Click here !

However i am still WAY SHORT of material to even start an exhibit

As such i would really appreciate it if any of you guys could provide photocopies/pics/info/etc. of the Kriegsmarine/Wehrmacht , specifically on U-181, in Singapore??

Will keep update to all of you as my research progress.

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

P.S:- One interesting note though is that , according to the museum curator ,Mr Iskandar ,when the Japanese captured Singapore, a copy of the Surrender Of Singapore was given to the German Attache for Adolf Hitler himself but till now it has not been found......

Hello everyone,

I've recently seen this kriegsmarine commemorative plate which is mentioned as a reproduction by Meissen.

My questions are ,

1) How do we know / tell its a repro??Kai Winkler seems to have a lot of these commemorative plates lately, are they OK???

2) Are there any reference books/ links with genuine plates??

Cheers,

Ibrahim,

Singapore.

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