An empty olive drab 14 x 26 inch sandbag with an attached tie string, made to MIL-B-52472 / A-A-52142. Filled with sand or dirt, it is the basic building block for fighting positions, bunkers, blast walls, and flood control.
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8105 — Bags and Sacks
Unit of issue
HD
Know before you order
Unit of issue is HD (one hundred) per the ArmyProperty NSN record.
This long-standing NSN (assigned 1968) covers the standard OD 14x26 bag; polypropylene sandbags in other colors carry different NSNs.
Public domain — U.S. federal government work (U.S. Army photo) · Sgt. 1st Class Don Veitch, U.S. Army National Guard (VIRIN 100329-A-0424V-056) · sourcePhoto unverified
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