Rhodesian BSAP P.A.T.U. (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) Camouflage Shield Patch Decorations and awards phosphate-blued construction with a distinctive

phosphate-blued construction with a distinctive tubular socket handle

equal front/rear distribution • Brakes (Mk1A): Drum brakes (Mk1B upgraded to discs) • Tyres: 12

original metal-lined cylindrical tin manufactured by F

The presence of the “Successors to” phrasing places this tin post-merger or company rebranding

Rhodesian BSAP P.A.T.U. (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) Camouflage Shield Patch Decorations and awards phosphate-blued construction with a distinctiveAn original Rhodesian Police Anti Terrorist Unit (P. A. T. U.) cloth patch, manufactured on camouflage twill with a black embroidered paw motif and the unit title P. A. T. U. above. Worn by members of the British South Africa Polices elite rural counter insurgency unit, PATU teams were made up of highly trained policemen operating in small bush tracking and rapid reaction groups. This style of shield patch is strongly associated with the mid to late