Basic gear from mid-twentieth-century Türkiye (Turkey)

[David Wilson]

Nilsan Golf model fins.

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Closed-heel, open-toe fin with soft foot pocket, hard ribbed blade and anti-skid heel tread pattern.

Nilsan Golf fins closely resembled Salvas Condor fins made in Italy. It is likely that Salvas provided the moulds for the Turkish fins.

 

[David Wilson]

Nilsan Golf 2000 fins.

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Another full-foot fin with a soft foot pocket, stiff side rails and an anti-slip heel tread pattern.

The Nilsan Golf 2000 fins closely resemble Mares Sea King fins (above).

More Nilsan fins midweek.

 

[David Wilson]

Thanks for the likes, JMBL.

Nilsan Unomarine fins.

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A closed-heel open-toe fin with five thin ribs to reinforce the blade and an anti-skid heel pattern.

This model also appears to have derived from a Mares Blue Marine design:

 

[David Wilson]

We move once more to another Turkish diving equipment manufacturer.

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Hacı Sabri Şener founded his Şener Kauçuk [Şener Rubber] company in Istanbul in 1955 to fabricate industrial rubber goods. During the 1970s, “Megastar” branded hot water bottles and “Süper Star” branded swimming fins expanded the manufacturer’s product range.

We shall start reviewing the Şener Kauçuk range of fins at the weekend.