SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ immediately escalating into the First

immediately escalating into the First Arab–Israeli War

we received a handful of armor sets without the side armor MOLLE pouches

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but made of heavy-duty nylon for better waterproofing than its cotton counterparts as well as reducing weight

SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ immediately escalating into the FirstSome photos may show the frame that the Grootsak used to be issued with the frame is not included. The P83 Rucksack, colloquially known as the grootsak (big bag in Afrikaans), certainly lives up to its name. It is technically a Bergen Rucksack, an alpine style bag popularized by the British SAS. If a mountain bag seems far from home in desert warfare, well you'd be right. During the Border Wars the SADF had a habit of judging equipment by usefulness.