My latest medal acquisition is a KGVI GSM with a Malaya clasp. Silver, but being
issued during WWII, the silver quality is not as good as the KGV or earlier medals. Excellent condition. Issued to one "Ismail Ahmad, F. OF MPOL,
16874". My familiarity with Colonial Malaysian military being zero, I
have no idea what that means. I'm guessing that it's Malaysian Police.
Any help would be appreciated. Googled "Malaya F of MPol medal" and came
up with nothing. On NaNoWriMo, I've hit the 33k mark, but the last four days have been Z.E.R.O., thanks to travel. I hope to make that 35k tonight and more tomorrow.
In pen-news, I bought my first ever Sheaffer Targa. Stainless steel with gold trims and a 14k gold Inlaid nib. The nib is made in Australia and the pen is made in USA. A medium point. The reason I didn't own a Targa until now was simply because the pen looked too modern to me. Besides, I'm not really fond of cartridge-fillers. But the moment I wrote my first word with the Targa, I was floored. The nib is so smooth and the pen feels so good in the hand that writing is an absolute pleasure. I paid US$40 for the pen and two complimentary cartridges - no box/papers. I think I'll use this pen to write on not-so-smooth paper, and keep toothier nibs like my Laureat or Striped Duofold for smooth paper.
In other pen-news, I restored a Conklin Endura Ringtop (black-and-gold) and it fills and writes very well. This pen has a fine point, but is also an extremely smooth writer. The only problems I have are that 1. the pen is a bit short and 2. I have to either keep the cap posted or hold it in my hand, as the cap has no clip and constantly rolls off to the floor.
Off to NaNoWriMo!
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