South African SADF DIXIE Set / Mess Tins

Mess Kits

SADF DIXIE Set

1971

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This is a : SADF / SA ARMY -- DIXIE Set 

Description

Dixie : 2 Square aluminium "plates", "mess tins" which were kept in your webbing and which were used to eat out of. They fitted inside each other and with the firebucket and pikstel formed your eating kit when in the bush or border. 

Physical Description

Similar pattern to British, 2 piece 8cm x 13cm x 18cm (3"x5"x7") retangular aluminium with "wire" handles. One fits inside other. Fits in Pattern 70 kidney pouch or back of Pattern 83 ammunition vest.

History note Category 

Printed Label 

JAGER-RAND / 1971

Object Details 

Category    

Mess Kit

Related period 

1970s Used during S.A.- Bush War

Materials    

Stainless Steel

Dimensions 

Catalogue number 

Associated Associations

• South Africa 
• Pattern 70 Webbing

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 Back to Mike Webb Collection

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Larger mess tin inscribed to "Strydom 1983"
 and smaller one to "Spangenberg 1982"