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This page serves as an informative overview of the various flashes and hackles utilized by different military units in the South African Military. The insignia were predominantly worn from the post-World War I period until approximately 1943, when the use of cloth helmets ceased and were replaced by berets in the Union Defence Force (UDF).
List of Helmet and Shoulder Flashes and Hackles of South African Military Units Media in category "Emblems of the South African Army" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
Identification, 61 Mechanised, Chrome and Enamel (Rectangular bar (upright) in yellow with a black dagger embellished in silver and three red lightning flashes angled diagonally across the blade (10 mm (0.39 in) wide, 40 mm (1.6 in) long))
The regimental helmet flash is pale gold with a pointed top, and a cherry red chevron across the centre. A hackle (plume) of cherry and gold feathers is worn behind it. The beret flash, worn behind the badge, is a diamond-shape divided horizontally into pale gold over cherry red.
The M83 kevlar helmet is a combat helmet of South African manufactured by South African Pith Helmet Industries (S.A.P.H.I) of Rosslyn, adopted in 1983 from the Israeli headset OR-201. The kevlar composite M83 saw extensive use by the Paratroopers and Recce Commandos during the South African Border War , which took place from 1966 to 1989 in ...
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The M63 (nicknamed "Staaldak" in Afrikaans) is a combat helmet of South African origin. [1] [2] [3] Based on the French Modèle 1951 helmet, the M63 replaced the British type Brodie helmets during the early 1960s, and saw extensive use during the Rhodesian and Angolan bush wars. It was issued until the 1980s when it was replaced by the M87 ...
Pages in category "Combat helmets of South Africa" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M.