Rhodesian BSAP P.A.T.U. (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) Camouflage Shield Patch Decorations and awards likely indicating private purchase or

likely indicating private purchase or officer issue

This variant may reflect a non-standard or commemorative issue

A scarce medal

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

original metal-lined cylindrical tin manufactured by F

Rhodesian BSAP P.A.T.U. (Police Anti-Terrorist Unit) Camouflage Shield Patch Decorations and awards likely indicating private purchase orAn 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