The first pattern South African "polo" helmet, these were mean to replace the British Wolseley pattern helmet.

This example is features the early pattern ventilation at the top, and has the badge of the Imperial Light Horse Regiment, which was first raised for service during the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1899. The unit today serves as an Armoured Car Reconnaissance Regiment. This helmet likely dates to the early post-World War II era.

Used during the 1930s and 1940s these were originally designed as polo helmets, but were used by the South African army in place of the steel helmet.

This example is dated 1942, and was made by Failsworth Hats Inc.

A later pattern South African "polo" helmet, made by the Canadian Hawley company. This pattern is based on the early South African helmets, but is made of pressed fiber.

This example features a World War II era badge to the South African Royal Corp of Signals, with the King's Crown. The Royal Signals cap badge is heraldically described as; "The figure of Mercury holding a Caduceus in the left hand, the right hand aloft poised with the left foot on a globe all silver above the globe a scroll inscribed 'Certa Cito' and below on each side six laurel leaves all gold, the whole ensigned with the Crown in gold." But to every member of the Corps it is affectionately know as "JIMMY".

Introduced in the 1980s to replace the Israeli M76, these helmets were produced by S.A.P.H.I. Ltd. (South African Pith Helmet Industry Ltd.). This example features the flat brown camo cover.