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 clothing of the German soldier of the Second World War. Model 1940 with main fabric collar. Suitable for reenactment of any period of the Second World War after 1940.
Great fabric: dense, not thick (as it happens on some copies), good melange color, excellent factory quality, not handicraft. Cotton fabric lining.
Excellent fittings: aluminum buttons, painted in a baked Feldgrau colour, so that the paint does not chip or peel off. Very decent and accurate copy.
The overcoat is sold without insignia and without shoulder boards, you can buy 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Historical reference.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 the M40 models are characterized by eagles on a dark green background and combined arms buttonholes of the 1938 model (with dark green gaps). Shoulder straps were usually 1940 (the colors of the feldgrau).
Many special units, such as intelligence or jaegers, continued to wear buttonholes with colored gaps in their line of service, emphasizing their individuality.
