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.

 

[David Wilson]

Thanks for the like, JMBL.

Şener Mississipi fins.

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Full-foot fins with side rails on top and two extra ribs on the bottom to reinforce blade. Non-skid heel pattern. Another version had centre ribs on the top as well:

 

[David Wilson]

Şener Marmara fins (below). The product name derives from the Sea of Marmara (above).

Another full-foot open-toe fin with six ribs for blade reinforcement. This model closely resembles the E. T. Skinner & Co. Typhoon Speedmaster fin made in England between 1956 and 1960:

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More Şener Kauçuk fins midweek.

 

[David Wilson]

Thanks for the likes, John and JMBL.

Şener Kauçuk Süper Star fins.

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Closed-heel, open-toe fins with tall side rails, two centre ribs on the bottom and a centre hollow hump on the top of the blade for reinforcement.

This model appears to have derived from an Italian Salvas Super Perry design:

 

[David Wilson]

Şener Kauçuk Süper Star Profesyonel fins.

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Closed-heel, open-toe fins with four ribs on the top of the elongated blade for reinforcement.

At the weekend we shall move on to another Turkish diving equipment manufacturer: Yılmaz.

 

[David Wilson]

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Underwater swimming goods manufacturer Yılmaz Aygün founded “Yılmaz Balıkadam Donatim Sanayii” [Yilmaz Spearfishing Equipment Industry] and “Yılmaz Daliş Malzemeri Ltd.” [Yilmaz Diving Supplies Limited] In Istanbul. A selection of the company's products in the advertisement below.

 

[David Wilson]

Yılmaz single-lens diving mask.

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So a round-rimmed diving mask with compensator bosses on the inside and finger wells on the outside to pinch the nostrils when clearing the ears. Twin buckles hold the single headstrap in place.

More Yılmaz diving articles midweek.