SADF Memorabilia for sale, swaps and wanted

Please use this page to advertise your unneeded or items wanted with your SADF memorabilia and Militaria.

I myself am an avid collector of SADF Militaria and I am sure all of my supporters out there might be as well.

Please be careful as I am stating now I will not liable for any disputes due to the sale of private goods advertised on this website. Lets use this area in a positive manner. Please also no dangerous items / weapons are to be listed on this page, failure to comply and the listing will be removed.

Angolan Bush War Media

I was wondering if anyone has any unique video footage of this theatre of war, if so and if you would be prepared to share this please could you contact me so I could have this uploaded. It is a pity there is so little coverage on this.

I have a copy of the contraversial Last Domino and will upload soon - watch this space.

Trying to upload the above 84mb video but getting error message, will upload once support makes contact by reply

Interesting Links - Please post them here

30 Degrees South - Books, models and war-gaming for African Conflicts.

http://www.30degreessouth.co.uk/index.htm

www.warinangola.com

SADF Roll of Honour

http://www.justdone.co.za/ROH/main.php?page=main

Honour our fallen here - Lost but never forgotten

Remember The Old Lie

Dulce et decorumest pro patria mori

(It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country - Wilfred Owen)

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RESPECT is expected on this page.

The Mad Scientists - Prototype's

The mad scientists and their creations, here I will briefly show some of the old and some of the new and some of the unknown to show our pedigree.....

Near the beginning, early Pookie Type

Funny 6x6 unknown

Another unknown 6x6 without turret

Unknown new vehicle, possible prototype

SA Mechem Iron |Eagle Concept

SAP/SADF Mamba

Interesting show on Top Gear TV show recently showing the civilian version of the SAP Nyala.

Rooikat Armoured Reccon Vehicle (Eland 90 replacement)

Operations Ratel

Unknown 8x8

Iklwa Mk3 Concept

Maos Concept

Jakkals with WW2 German MG42 mounted??

Iklwa Mk4

Ice Bear

Hoefyster

Groenkat Concept

Gila Okapi based??

Unknown platform

Control Vehicle for the SAAF Cactus Missile System

Experimental Buffel built for the SA Medical Corps

Buffalo variant

Unknown platform with Olifant turret

Unknown Ratel variant

Ingwe

G6 Variant??

Ratel 90

Another unknown

Gaskin

Rhino

Nyala Mk4

Nyala Mk5

Anti Mine Ribbok built on a Ford F250 chassis

What a shame (Restore them)

As above

Hippo bus in Ops area

Spinnekop

One of the 1st SADF Troopie's

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Interesting Mmmmm!!!!! (SANDF Now)

I don't know the accuracy of this below but is is funny

Largest country in the world: Russia

South Africa's ranking by size: 27th, by Population: 26.

SA Population growth rate, 2002: -0.5%

Fertility rate (per woman), 2000: 2.4

SA Population, 2000: 42 million

SA Population forecast, 2025: 35 million

Percentage change: -16%

Number of Olifant tanks in SA army: 168, of those, number operational: 4

Number of Rooikat armoured vehicles in SA Army 242, of those, number operational: 8

Men per general, SA Army:: 293,

Men per general, US Army: 2,000

Reported number of deployable troops, SA Army: 76,000, of those, number actually fit for deployment: 3,000

Total "cost of defence" in SA: R18 bn

Length of SA's coastline: 2,798 Km

Number of modern ships the SA Navy has to patrol the coastline with: 1

Name of ship: SAS Amatola.

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The SADF War Machine

Here is some of the formidable fighting machines from the pre 1994 SADF as used in the Angolan Border War (List is not exhaustive)

Firstly the SADF Troopie (Hero's One and All)

The humble Buffel (Anti Landmine troop carrier)

Zumlac Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Vehicle (Kwe Based)

Valkiri Mk1

Valkiri Mk2

Samil 20

Samil 50

Samil 100

Rooikat

Ratel TZ3

Logistics Ratel

Olifant Tank Recovery

Mamba APC

Buffalo

G5 155mm Howitzer

Kwevoel Transport truck

Eland 60/90 (Noddy Car)

Ratel 20/60/90 and Command

The amazing Casspir Troop carrier

G6 155mm Self Propelled gun

Kwe Heavy Recovery vehicle

Mercedes Anti Aircraft Platform

Mfezi Armoured Ambulance

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