mickey, i don't know if it is a military version, but it is very old, and need some restoring, over all its not in bad shape, it has an original sitge( not sure on the spelling) side car. it at my summer house in Santorini island, greece, if you have an e-mail i will send you some pics. and yes it would be a blast to bring to africa, i'll drive and you can sit in the side car. lol lol