Helmets of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe

[RRA227]

Nice helmets. Rich A. in Pa.

[Kia kaha]

 

march 2020 Zimbabwe Paras or Commandos still using the fibreglass parachute helmet as a riot helmet during Zims COVID lockdown

not all are in good repair 

[Kia kaha]

used by a S.A.S. Guy, this helmet seems to be a Chinese G 70 but in steel slightly different shape to the G80.  I’ve seen two of these helmets in Zimbabwe owned by ex Rhodesian soldiers with no connection to the Zimbabwe National Army.so it seems they were in use before 1980.

 

[Kia kaha]

cover is glued on, chin straps are from a South African made N.A.T.O. Helmet the bails are British para helmet types pot riveted to the shell. Rear bail is as per the rear bail on the locally produced fibreglass para helmet.

 

 

[kammo-man]

cover is glued on, chin straps are from a South African made N.A.T.O. Helmet the bails are British para helmet types pot riveted to the shell. Rear bail is as per the rear bail on the locally produced fibreglass para helmet.

 
 

Great to see items and the glued cover is epic
Owen


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[RRA227]

Wow.  Rich A. in Pa.

[Kia kaha]

These helmets all seem to come from Rhodesian S.A.S. Sources, here’s one from 

http://www.therhodesiansas.com/clothing-and-equipment/

 

same type of glued cover, unit tailor made from old camo uniforms, same yellow paint issue numbers inside. This has British HSAT chin straps. The same pattern riveted bails with rivet heads exposed through the cover.

 

[RRA227]

Nice.  Rich A. in Pa.

[Kia kaha]

South African C.V.C. Helmet used by The Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment in the Eland 90 and 60, T55 Tank, and as this one used in the Ferret Armoured Car.

 

 

 

[Kia kaha]

More pics of the Noddy car helmet

 

 

[Kia kaha]

 

pencil drawing by Peter Badcock from a book Faces of War published in 1978  

[kansimba]

hi,

 

thanks for sharing, very very nice collection

 

hughes

[Bryant U.]

Mike Kelso’s jump helmet from his excellent display at the ASMIC show in Fayetteville, NC back in September. 

[Kia kaha]

The brown jobs (army) didn’t want bullet holes in ther stores,The blue jobs (airforce) didn’t want brain matter on the outside of their aircraft, solution — jump with helmet and take off for combat!

 

nice helmet. Really glad one of the Saints kept and shows his kit. Thanks for sharing Bryant. Number one !!!

[Mark K]

Thanx for sharing some great helmets here...

 

Regards Mark

[Kia kaha]

On 1/21/2021 at 7:23 AM, Kia kaha said:

These helmets all seem to come from Rhodesian S.A.S. Sources, here’s one from 

http://www.therhodesiansas.com/clothing-and-equipment/

 

same type of glued cover, unit tailor made from old camo uniforms, same yellow paint issue numbers inside. This has British HSAT chin straps. The same pattern riveted bails with rivet heads exposed through the cover.

 

A number of these helmets were captured during a cross border raid, shipped back to Rhodesia with tons of ammo, weapons, documents and other useful stuff. The Rhodesian S.A.S. Converted these to be used as a para helmet that could be used in combat and when blowing bridges and buildings etc. These are/where Albanian Army helmets (Chinese made and supplied to Albania during the 70s)

Albanian chinstrap bails

Rhodesian with the remains of the Albanian lug under the sweatband

 

[RRA227]

Great pieces.  Rich A. in Pa.

[RhodesianMilitaria]

On 12/9/2020 at 10:46 AM, Kia kaha said:

Paperwork for the above

 

Who was that? Only about two PJI's were Selous Scouts.

[RhodesianMilitaria]

On 12/9/2020 at 10:28 AM, Kia kaha said:

That’s a cool jump helmet Rhodesian made fibreglass from a mould off a WW2 British Airborne HSAT MK2 Helmet, only a couple of hundred made. 
I got a 1944 dated mk2 para helmet from a SAS mate of mine while in Zimbabwe, sold it in London 1985 or86.

another type of jump helmet was bought from civilian parachute club supplier’s

this one was a W.O.II in the S.A.S. German born H.J. In W.W.2, French Foreign Legion,Algeria, Indochina. Congolese Army, Rhodesian S.A.S. New Zealand Army Medical corps. “I been in 5 wars and lost every one of them “

Wolfe Hucke is his name.

[Kia kaha]

Helmet liner from a M51 made under licence in South Africa, known as a NATO helmet within the Rhodesian Security Forces.

 

There is no makers mark so the supplier can’t be traced because of the trade sanctions placed on Rhodesia.