My SADF loadouts

Recently made 2 SADF loadouts, figured I'd share them here.

First one from the 70's - mid-80's.

Gear:

Early type Nutria color uniform (shirt, field jacket, trousers, all with pointy pocketflaps)
M63 helmet with net and burlap cover
1970 Pattern kidney-pouches-belt assembly
P70 H-suspenders
4 P70 R1 (FN FAL) magazine pouches
P70 canteenpouch with plastic canteen
R1 bayonet (FN FAL type C) with nylon scabbard
2 Different P70 bayonet frogs (R1 and Uzi?)
An extra bayonet scabbard out of steel (added later, so not shown)
P70 backpack with shoulder straps
P70 groundsheet/poncho carrier with poncho
Brown boots (breadthwise stripes sole pattern, 1971 dated)

In the background:
P70 patrol bag with sling
P70 snap buttoned belt





And then one from around 1987 until mid 90's, whenever the Soldier 2000 camo uniform was introduced (which wasn't 2000 as the name implies).

Late type Nutria color uniform (shirt, trousers, both with straight pocketflaps)
M87 helmet with 2nd type Nutria cover
Nutria bushhat
1983 pattern tactical vest
P83 canteen
P70 snap buttoned belt
Brown boots (breadthwise stripes sole pattern, 1971 dated)

Here is mine mid 80's straight pockets.
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Nice, aside from the helmet looks almost the same as mine. What are the boots though, they look black?
And the gun, is it a deact?

The Boots are actually brown SADF issue Bagshaws



I do have a Pattern 83 para



I think your helmet is a Pattern 87 which is similar to the US PASGT. The Rifle is an Airsoft Galil

Yes exactly, mine's the M87, earlier production, without the visor attachment holes found on some later made ones.
And nice boots, better condition than mine. I had to polish them over several times to recolor them again, and in certain light conditions they still have a slightly weird hue to them in places.

South African boots are described in the review: http://cartalana.com/002-062.php

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Another of my uniforms the slangvel (para jump smock) worn with beret and stable belt as a stepout uniform in actuality the metal versions of the badges would have been pinned to the fabric onesBut I dont want to damage the cloth ones on the smock.
 


Close up of the beret and stable belt