Original Items. Only One Lot Available. This is a great lot of very scarce Rhodesian items from WWII & the Bush War.  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 of this lot include a beautiful SANDF (South African National Defense Force) Stable belt with the “Pride of the Lions” buckle. The belt has colors of red, yellow, black, blue, and green and is in great shape overall.

Also included is a very nice cast aluminum ashtray with the insignia of the South African Air Force cast in the center. The ashtray is in a hexagonal shape with six slots to sit cigarettes. Measures 4 x 4 x ¾”.

The final item is a beautiful ceramic mug with the insignia of the Rhodesian 2nd Independent Company featuring a Rhinoceros above a shield with Rhodesian colors. The mug was manufactured by Willsgrove Ware-Pottery. 

This is a really great lot of items, ready for further research and display.