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61 Pattern Webbing
The 1961 pattern webbing equipment, also referred to as the 63 Pattern and 61/64 Pattern, was the first load bearing equipment system of the Republic of South Africa (1961-1994), Republic of South Africa, issued to the South African army. The system was copied by the Rhodesian army as the 69 pattern webbing. 61 Pattern In May 1961 South Africa changed from being a Union to a Republic. During the same period, the newly renamed SADF adopted the R1 rifle, R1, an FAL variant. To accompany the new rifle, a webbing system was developed, based on the British 58 pattern webbing, 1958 pattern, which had seen use in nearby Nyasaland emergency of 1959, Malawi by British forces. This set differed from the original in a number of ways. Generally, the materials were thinner and of an inferior quality than the British version, being non-preshrunk and faster fading. There were a number of differences in certain pouches, particularly the ammunition pouches. The yoke also had extra hardware for fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of South Africa (1961-1994)
Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on ''baasskap'' (boss-hood or boss-ship), which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's minority white population. According to this system of social stratification, white citizens had the highest status, followed by Indians and Coloureds, then black Africans. The economic legacy and social effects of apartheid continue to the present day. Broadly speaking, apartheid was delineated into ''petty apartheid'', which entailed the segregation of public facilities and social events, and ''grand apartheid'', which dictated housing and employment opportunities by race. The first apartheid law was the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
