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Excellent Condition An authentic vintage East German (NVA/DDR) stone-gray military service tunic features a four-pocket design, distinctive silver-grey collar tabs, and white piping details.
Material & Style: Heavy wool-blend construction tailored in a classic Cold War-era European military cut.
Insignia: Includes stitched collar tabs and cuff-detail bars denoting specific service branch styling.
Hardware: Features traditional smooth silver-colored metal buttons across the front placket and pleated pocket flaps.Based on the ink stamps inside the inner lining, this tunic was manufactured in
1975.
Here is the exact breakdown of what the markings inside your jacket mean:
1. The Date Code Letter: S
• The Code: Underneath the size marking, there is a clear, stamped \"S\" (flanked by what appears to be a faint
\"W\" and another character, likely indicating the manufacturing factory depot code). l GermanDotMilit...
• The Year: The East German National
People\'s Army (NVA) used a strict letter-coding system to track production years starting in 1968.
According to historical NVA Date
Code tables, the letter S corresponds precisely to the year 1975. The \"48\": This is a standard European size 48, which translates to a Men\'s US/UK Size 38 (Medium) chest.
• The \"m\": In East German military sizing, lowercase prefixes indicate the height range. The \"m\" stands for Mitte/ (Medium), meant for individuals between 170-175 cm tall (roughly 5\'7\" to 5\'9\")The Serial Code: 03203
• This is a standard factory batch or sequence control number utilized during production tracking in the GDR state-owned textile plants (VEB).
