Rhodesian BSAP P.A.T.U. (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) Camouflage Shield Patch Decorations and awards Green felt-backed cloth badge embroidered

Green felt-backed cloth badge embroidered in Afrikaans “VERKEER” (Traffic) and “JOHANNESBURG”

likely indicating private purchase or officer issue

signifying the pre-RAF air corps

phosphate-blued construction with a distinctive tubular socket handle

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 Green felt-backed cloth badge embroideredAn 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