New Production SADF Pattern 83 Chest Rig Color:Ranger Green The most popular choices were

The most popular choices were takkies (hockey shoes) or commercial high tops from Converse and others

silk or synthetic ""liner socks"" (worn under your wool ones) are a cheap and easy way to protect your feet

The Mini-14/30

They're made out of the same durable machine-washable nylon/cotton mix as the parka

New Production SADF Pattern 83 Chest Rig Color:Ranger Green The most popular choices wereThe Birth of Pattern 83 The Cold War was not cold for South Africa. While most of Europe was playing an elaborate game of who has the most nukes, the South African Defense Force (SADF) was hard at work fighting the counter insurgency battles of the future. In the process, they developed and refined much of the tactics, weapons, and equipment used today. In the 1960s and 1970s South Africans were involved in three major counterinsurgency wars in Sub