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Ordered the bag from an online surplus shop. Supposedly US made. 500D Cordura, all hardware looks correct.
Quality is not quite there... but for $80, I expected something better. Don't know why I expect finish work level of quality just 30 minutes with a hot knife could have made it that much better... loose threads and raw edges everywhere on the inside. Outside looks pretty good though. Raw edges, I see a lot on MOLLE gear from USGI contracts, so that can be forgivable but the loose threads that weren't even cut and sealed/melted? so. I spent some time with a lighter and shears on it. I bought it purely so I could add it to the MOLLE II frame with woodland suspension.. at least whoever made this bag didn't do the USGI method of folding over the strap ends twice then bartack them... so that made it stupid simple to mod to fit the MOLLE frame without cutting or sewing. First up, all the photos of the lack of quality finish work.
Quality is not quite there... but for $80, I expected something better. Don't know why I expect finish work level of quality just 30 minutes with a hot knife could have made it that much better... loose threads and raw edges everywhere on the inside. Outside looks pretty good though. Raw edges, I see a lot on MOLLE gear from USGI contracts, so that can be forgivable but the loose threads that weren't even cut and sealed/melted? so. I spent some time with a lighter and shears on it. I bought it purely so I could add it to the MOLLE II frame with woodland suspension.. at least whoever made this bag didn't do the USGI method of folding over the strap ends twice then bartack them... so that made it stupid simple to mod to fit the MOLLE frame without cutting or sewing. First up, all the photos of the lack of quality finish work.