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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).
The M87 is a combat helmet of South African origin manufactured by South African Pith Helmet Industries (S.A.P.H.I) of Rosslyn. [1] [2] The kevlar composite M87 replaced the steel M63 helmet during the late 1980s, and saw extensive use during the South African Border War, which took place from 1966 to 1989 in South-West Africa and Angola.
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 ...
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))
M83 helmet: South Africa: 1983: Paratroopers of the South African Army: Variant of the OR-201 helmet M87: South Africa: 1987: South African Army: Similar to US PASGT Kevlar helmet, replacing earlier Israeli-style helmet in use since the 1980s M90 Helmet: Iraq: Another Iraqi copy of the M1 helmet, unlike the M80 helmet the M90 helmet is composed ...
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Helmet Flash: The Helmet Flash has the red W on a background of Blue. This flash is the opposite way around from all the other artillery units. Orpen explains [3] that the flash was worn on the left side of the helmet and the flash was orientated so that the point of the W pointed to the front.