The Israeli binocular case appears to use the British Pattern 1937 Web Equipment binocular case as a design base and was intended for use with the Israeli Defence Forces Tziyud Ḥagur (Load-Bearing Equipment) web system. This system combined design elements derived from British Pattern 1937 and U.S. M-1936 web equipment, alongside locally developed Israeli solutions, and was in use during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Australia’s vast arid and semi-arid regions presented a persistent challenge to military operations, particularly in relation to water supply. Carrying sufficient water over long distances was difficult, and reliance on vehicle resupply was not always practical in remote or undeveloped areas. As a result, Australian forces explored methods of increasing the amount of water carried by individual soldiers without resorting to large, rigid containers or constant resupply.
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The frill-neck hat forms part of a broader family of headwear sometimes referred to as the “Urban Turban” style, produced in Australia by Frillneck. The design takes its name from the frill-neck lizard native to Australia, a reference that reflects both its appearance and its intended function in extreme heat environments.
When Malaysia chose to issue a close copy of the U.S. M-1961 Field Pack, Combat alongside their M-1970 web equipment, by the late 1980s commercial companies began producing variants of the standard components in nylon duck printed with the M-1970 brushstroke camouflage pattern. The Field Pack, Combat was one of the items offered in this commercial line.
With official issue of the SAS/Para Bergen limited to specialist units such as the Special Air Service (SAS), Special Boat Squadron (SBS), Parachute Regiment, Pathfinders, and other specialist elements, commercial manufacturers later produced private-purchase versions based on issued examples. This commercial Bergen allowed standard infantry soldiers and civilian users to acquire packs identical in style and function to the issued model.
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Introduced as part of the British Army’s 90 Pattern Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE), the Infantry rucksack (Long and Short Back) was designed to replace a wide range of earlier packs in service. Built around a modular system with detachable side pouches and a framed back system, it prioritised load carriage, durability, and compatibility with existing webbing, and served as the British Army’s primary infantry rucksack until it was replaced by the Virtus system.
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Little is known about this cap at present other than that it originates from Thailand and was in use during the late 1990s.
Like many Western armies, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) did not issue a dedicated patrol pack to its soldiers for many years. Troops who needed one were often left to source or purchase their own—resulting in a mix of commercial and improvised options being used in the field.
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The Pouch, Canvas, Utility was fabricated from heavy cotton canvas and appears to have been influenced by the British SAS Pouch, Ration, Escape. Its design suggests post-war adaptation or local manufacture inspired by British special forces equipment used during jungle operations in Southeast Asia.
During the Malayan Campaign of the early 1960s, Special Air Service (SAS) patrols operated deep in the jungle for weeks or even months at a time. They required low-mounted utility pouches to carry Escape and Evasion (E&E) equipment—pouches that could ride beneath the bergen’s A-frame and hold enough survival gear to allow a trooper to operate without a full field pack until reaching friendly lines or extraction.
