Original Rhodesian Bush War to Modern Era Military Insignia Lot with Medal, Belt Buckle, & Shoulder Boards

Original Items. Only One Lot Available. This is a great lot of very scarce Rhodesian items from the Bush War era. The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga, was a civil conflict from July 1964 to December 1979 in the unrecognized country of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe).

The conflict pitted three forces against one another: the Rhodesian white minority-led government of Ian Smith (later the Zimbabwe-Rhodesian government of Bishop Abel Muzorewa); Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army, the military wing of Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union; and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army of Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union.

The war and its subsequent Internal Settlement, signed in 1978 by Smith and Muzorewa, led to the implementation of universal suffrage in June 1979 and the end of white minority rule in Rhodesia, which was renamed Zimbabwe Rhodesia under a black majority government. However, this new order failed to win international recognition and the war continued. Neither side achieved a military victory and a compromise was later reached.

The items include:
- Belt buckle two-piece with Dieu et mon Droit insignia.
- Pair of Medical Council of Southern Rhodesia shoulder boards.
- Motorcycle Troop OP Hurricane patch.
- LUANSHYA N.R.C.C. Triangle patch.
- Zimbabwe Independence Medal.
- Spear patch.
- Zimbabwe Engineers cap badge.
- Guard force IV cap badge.
- Royal Rhodesia Regiment cap badge with felt backing. 
- SRTC cap badge.
- 2nd King’s African Rifles cap badge.
- Various other badges.

A great lot of Rhodesian insignia, ready for further research and display.