Raz

A researcher from Perth gave another possibility, a proposal to place two (2) defence electric lights (DEL) with a concentrated beam.

Thanks guys! I should have at least guessed E.L!! There are 5 concrete searchlight emplacements in that area alone.

I am currently researching a coastal battery and wonder if anyone has any idea what "D.E.L.2.CON" stands for?

Thanks Ed. I should have taken more photos as the museum had several more malaysian medals on display.

Great, thanks for the info! :-)

On a road trip through Malaysia I came across a small museum. I found two medals, one a Elizabeth II GSM with Malaya clasp and a unknown Malaysian medal. The rim of the GSM was so worn down that I could not make out the inscription. Can anyone identify the Malaysian medal? I was under the impression from the museum owner that both medals were from the same recipient.

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.

I would also have got some stats of my plaque for you Dan but I am overseas.

I've also never seen or heard of other grades for this non portable award either. I've got the normal black version. Makes for a good paper weight. There was also a miniature stickpin for this award as well.

Great stuff Don!

Some great looking pieces guys. Wasn't there also a stickpin mini version of the Nurnberg parteitag 29 badges?

nice piece you got there Rob.

With no written refferences as to exactly what this badge is it is only an assumtion it is some form of graduation or as you suggest a member pin.

thanks for the opinions guys.

War badges are not my thing anymore so what's your take on this one? From a friends collection:

I'm going to be out in Singapore next month and have been on the look out for ww2 war booty but now have 2nd thoughts on bringing anything like swords back with all this tightened security at airports. I'm also going to check out a Japanese war cemetery in Malaysia while I?m there. It seems some of the old Japanese victory monuments have been dumped in the cemetery grounds as well. I?ll try and get some pics for the forum.

Trade competition victor badges with their accompanying award documents. The Riechssieger came in a black case of issue. The Kriessieger and Gausieger normaly came in just a red or blue cardboard box. The Kreissieger award doc with other related competition paper work. This particular individual went on to be Gaussiger and Riechssiger. All the award documents have a grumpy Adolph portrait on the inside cover to greet their new owners. charming. The Gausieger award document. Notice the facsimile of the Gausieger badge on the cover of the folder. And finally the Reichssieger the highest award one could attain. The award document at this level came as a hardbound folder. This particular one is covered in linen, I've seen other different designed examples, for example the one shown in Philip Baker's book has a mock wood veneer cover. The document was personally signed by Dr Ley and von Schirach. Anyone with more trade competition and related badges please post them.

Sword brought back from Singapore after the war by a late friend of mine. As he was an officer he had the pick of booty that was confiscated from the Japanese at one of the collection points so he brought back this piece. Nothing to special, from what I have been told it's a Showa WW2 produced sword.

Very nice bar Rick. No bars in my collection but here are my polizei pieces. One day hopefully I will track down the alpanist and hoch alpanist badges. Police qualification badges have to be my most favorite of all 3rd reich badges.

Here's a cased silver grade Gau Berlin badge. The Gau Berlin badge came onto the scene in 1936 instituted by Goebbels. The Gau Berlin came in two grades, gold and silver. 665 silvers were thought to have been awarded, 41 being to women. For the Gold grade only around 30 were awarded. The reverse was serial numbered and maker marked Lauer of Nurnberg which as far as I known was the sole maker of this badge. Close up:

Great post Gordon. Admitedly that's the first time I have seen the 57 fire cross. And there I was thinking Gordon was just a Uboat man

Nice badges Bob. I see these days some dealers asking near $1000 mark for the full size and mini badges together. Does anyone have the HJ leaders Sportbuch to show?

I actually saw a cased example on Manions a while back. Although I suspect the case had nothing to do with the pin.

The mini isn't serial numbered, the only markings it has is its RZM markings.

The badge above was manufactured by Gustav Brehmer. Brehmer also made National Trade Competition badges. Note the same circular wreaths used between the Golden leaders badge and their National trade comp badges.