sabrigade Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 photo credit to theafricatheynevershowyou.tumblr.com This photograph depicts the Ghana riot police at disturbances at the Ghana University in 1960. The shields are made of dried material and seems to be very unique. I recently purchased a similar example in South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2012/post-3034-0-63926800-1335861887.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_05_2012/post-3034-0-18771700-1335861906.jpg The shield in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickLangley Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Widely used by colonial police forces. Nottingham City Police acquired an illicit stockpile of this type of kit in the aftermath of the 1958 riots. The Home Office would have had kittens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thanks, any idea where they were made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Will - I would have thought West Africa must be a possibility. They are skilled in this basket weaving and the materials grow locally. They are ideal for general crowd control - providing your rioters don't have firearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Thanks Mervyn, The condition of this specific example is very good so may possibly have been used as an example by the SAP? It is still amazing to see what can be found in South Africa. Regards, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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