How to choose the size?
The L size overcoat is designed to be worn over an L size tunic.
You can choose the size remotely. You will need a flexible meter or at least a rope. Measure similar (civilian) jacket or overcoat that fits you. Size description:
• Sleeve length — from the shoulder seam down in a straight line, maximum lenght.
• Back height — from the collar (excluding the collar) down in a straight line.
• Between shoulders — between the sleeves' seams: along the shoulder seams and behind the neck.
The jacket should sit by shoulder width and sleeve lenght. The jacket waist should be fitted around the figure by a tailor due to tucks on the back.
Measurements (in centimeters)
| Size (RUS) | Height | Sleeve length | Back height | Between shoulders |
| S (48) | 179-185 | 64 | 131 | 50 |
| M (50) | 179-185 | 65 | 132 | 52 |
| L (52) | 179-185 | 66 | 133 | 54 |
| XL (54) | 179-185 | 67 | 134 | 56 |
Compliance of measurements is true for this product only! Divide centimeters by 2,54 to get inches. If you do not understand this table and you need help, write or call us, we will help you find the size.
You can choose a size that we have in stock. If the desired size is not available for, then it is not currently in stock.
Description
The main winter clothing of a German soldier at the beginning of the Second World War. A 1936 model with a collar made of dark green fabric (Abzeichentuch - cloth for insignia). Suitable for reconstruction of any period of the Second World War, the overcoats were used until they ran out, they were not specially replaced with new models.
Very good fabric: dense, not thick (as it happens on some copies, but thick fabric is not right!), good melange color, excellent factory high-quality, not artisanal. The lining is made of cotton fabric.
Excellent fittings: aluminum buttons, painted in a light feldgrau color (pale green) with baking, so that the paint does not chip or peel off. A very decent and accurate copy.
The overcoat is sold without stripes and without shoulder straps, we suggest buying insignia separately in our store.
Historical reference.
Since 1940, the Germans have abandoned "everything superfluous" in uniforms, and stopped emphasizing the dark green color of jacket collars and patches. The collar on the M40 was made of the same fabric in the color of Feldgrau (gray-green), like the entire jacket. Since the same year, they began to produce "dull" patches for these jackets: eagles and buttonholes on a background of feldgrau color.
In practice, everything looked a little different: patches on a dark green background continued to be sewn for another year or two, until they ran out in warehouses, so a mixture of pre-war uniforms and military—issue overcoats was common.
Many special units, such as intelligence or jaegers, continued to wear buttonholes with colored gaps in their line of service, emphasizing their individuality.
