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Not specifically and SAS issue item but a lot of period 60s pics of the SAS in jungle operations around the world show this type of bergen to have been very popular.
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Gemini
joni firpo
chevpol
Gulf91
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British 1960s "SAS" Bergen.
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
chevpol- Sergeant
- Name : Mark
Age : 58
Location : Stoke on Trent UK
Registration date : 2011-03-15
Number of posts : 239
nice
Mark
Mark
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
I cannot make out the date exactly-either 1966 or 1968 but love it as while it appears to have been issued its in pretty mint condition and also love the added period padding to straps and rear metal frame.
joni firpo- Junior Sergeant
- Location : Hungary
Registration date : 2010-05-16
Number of posts : 132
Great stuff!
Gemini- Senior Sergeant
- Name : clayton
Location : Florida
Registration date : 2011-08-26
Number of posts : 305
Nice,simple and to the point!I think someone got sick of that metal hitting them in the back.Does it have internal compartments?
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
Gemini wrote:Nice,simple and to the point!I think someone got sick of that metal hitting them in the back.Does it have internal compartments?
The inside of the top flap has a small zippered pocket and inside the bergen is an open pouch type pocket that i believe was to carry a radio-same as the US Alice Packs.
Gemini- Senior Sergeant
- Name : clayton
Location : Florida
Registration date : 2011-08-26
Number of posts : 305
Ah,so thats what its for!One more question,does it have quick release?
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
No quick release anywhere at this time-remember this was an exact copy of the WW2 Commando Bergen so just plain good old fashioned brass buckles on all closures im afraid.
Gemini- Senior Sergeant
- Name : clayton
Location : Florida
Registration date : 2011-08-26
Number of posts : 305
oh ok.I do not know much about packs.Only way to learn is to ask! 
onward288- Sergeant
- Location : Auckland
Registration date : 2011-08-06
Number of posts : 288
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
Nice,they are the Australian made versions.
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
Number of posts : 3591
Very cool Packs guy's ..I particularly like the Oz cammied up one
filupe- MODERATOR
- Location : Oz
Registration date : 2009-02-16
Number of posts : 1088
Australian Bergens can still be found in unissued condition although usually without the frame - which really only makes it good for hanging from a vehicle. My question is whether anyone knows what the two webbing straps on the harness straps are for. It looks like one could attach a '37 pattern ammo pouch to it ... or it could just be a handgrip strap to facilitate shifting the pack when heavily loaded. Anyone know for sure ..???
onward288- Sergeant
- Location : Auckland
Registration date : 2011-08-06
Number of posts : 288
Sorry not OZ cammed but used by a well known New Zealand SAS SNCO in South Vietnam.
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
onward288 wrote:Sorry not OZ cammed but used by a well known New Zealand SAS SNCO in South Vietnam.
Maybe used by a Kiwi but they are Australian made
onward288- Sergeant
- Location : Auckland
Registration date : 2011-08-06
Number of posts : 288
Correct maybe he used aussie issue paint at Nui Dat.
onward288- Sergeant
- Location : Auckland
Registration date : 2011-08-06
Number of posts : 288
filupe- MODERATOR
- Location : Oz
Registration date : 2009-02-16
Number of posts : 1088
Nice! I love the 'travel history' on the front straps ...
Wilki663- Location : Dorset
Registration date : 2013-03-04
Number of posts : 1
Hi
Im interested in buying a 1960 type sas bergen. I spent 27years in the Army and 5 of those years in the Parachute Squadron RAC.
I now give paratrooper Talks for the charity Help 4 Heroes. I give the Talks in red beret and para smock I also use some aids like a parachute. I like to use equipment I actualy used. We jumped with 60s type bergen which had to weigh at least 60lbs. I am useing a false one at the moment and would like to get my hands on the type I parachuted with. Blue Skies John
Im interested in buying a 1960 type sas bergen. I spent 27years in the Army and 5 of those years in the Parachute Squadron RAC.
I now give paratrooper Talks for the charity Help 4 Heroes. I give the Talks in red beret and para smock I also use some aids like a parachute. I like to use equipment I actualy used. We jumped with 60s type bergen which had to weigh at least 60lbs. I am useing a false one at the moment and would like to get my hands on the type I parachuted with. Blue Skies John