SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ 5 oz (280 gm) cotton/polyester

5 oz (280 gm) cotton/polyester blend fleece

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SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ 5 oz (280 gm) cotton/polyesterSome 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.