How to choose the size?
There is only one size available that fits over a tunic in European sizes 46 to 50 (in international units from XL to 3XL). The blouse is baggy, there is plenty of space in the shoulders, and the elastic band itself is attracted to any waist.
• Chest girth - the recommended girth of a bare chest for a given size; it is necessary to measure with a flexible meter or rope with armpits; pumped men need to remember that a developed chest at the girth may be more than the recommended girth (average), but a larger size will have longer sleeves!
• Breast width - hereinafter measurements are taken on a smock lying flat on the floor; the smock has a straight cut, so the width of the chest = the width of the skirt (bottom); the width of the chest can be measured along the bottom of the smock;
• Minimum waist - waist smocks along the elastic band;
• Back lenght - from the neck to the elastic (to the waist);
• Sleeves (between cuffs) - the distance between the right and left cuff (rubber bands on the wrists).
| International size | EUR size | Chest girth, cm | Breast width, cm | Minimum waist, cm | Back lenght, cm | Sleeves (between cuffs), cm |
| XL to 3XL | 46 to 50 | 100-115 | 78 | 34 | 55 | 176 |
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Description
Our own manufactured Waffen-SS camo smock. The print is designed from scratch, the patterns are made and it sewn from the original sample.
A copy of the SS smock model 1940 (also known as the 1st model or M40), high-quality camouflage: fully and in detail corresponds to the camouflage Planetree 5/6 measuring 1.3 x 2.1 meters (without repetition). Simpler copies of smocks have camouflage similar to the original one, measuring no more than 0.5 x 0.5, which is then repeated. On this smock, respectively, you can find the edges of the stencil that applied the camouflage (rectangular areas of dark spots) and the marking lines for cutting a Zeltbahn (which were part of this camouflage).
The smock is completely turn-out, double-sided (on one side there are green shades of spots for summer and on the other side there are brown shades of spots for autumn). Smock color (camouflage pattern): Planetree No. 5/6 (original name Platanenmuster 5/6, from English-speaking Planetree collectors). It masks well due to contrasting spots, similar to the shade of the foliage of trees. It is a "classic" camouflage pattern in the Waffen-SS, used during the first half of World War II.
The material is of the correct thickness and texture: dense but thin cotton fabric of plain weave, camouflage is applied on both sides of the fabric.
The blouses are sewn with 100% grey cotton thread, just like the original. On the chest is a braid of viscose braided cord, also copied from the original.
The cuffs of the sleeves and sometimes the bottom of the smock were usually tucked under the elastic band inside the smock. The cuffs, by the way, are made of pieces of fabric cut from the edge of the roll: it looks like the edge is unprocessed, in fact it does not dissolve, there is an edge of the cloth. This is a feature of these smocks to avoid unnecessary seams.
There is no elastic band and wind flap on the throat (disappeared with the 1938 model). On the chest there are 2 slots with flaps for access to the pockets of the jacket. In fact, they are not useful, and some soldiers sewed them up on their own.
The slit on the chest on the autumn side is bordered by a single panel in summer camouflage. This is also a common feature of these smocks. It's not entirely clear why they did this on the original smocks, but they did it.
Historical reference.
A double-sided camouflage blouse in the "Planetree" color scheme began to be sewn in this version in 1940. Already in 1941, it became possible to print Planetree camouflage on pre-printed Oak camouflage fabric (Planetree Overprint among collectors), so it was these blouses that were common only in 1940-1942. Later, the camouflage changed. The SS troops fought in blouses of this color and cut from the very beginning of the war in Europe and Russia.
The 1940 model was based on the 1938 model, the elastic band at the throat disappeared and the laced front strap became more elegant and functional. Since 1941, such models began to be sewn from fabric in Oak camouflage. Early blouses (before 1943) were characterized by a short skirt, which was usually tucked up under the belt to have a tight look.
By 1944, the "Planetree" coloring of this type was already rare.
Historical information and documentary photo taken from the book: Michael D. Beaver, "Camouflage uniforms of the Waffen-SS".
