WWII German Elite M43 Tan Rabbit Fur-lined Kharkov Winter Parka XL

The Elite M43 fur-lined winter parka was designed in mid 1943 to replace the early pattern pull-over style parkas, the parka featured with a full length, button up front closure, it was introduced in early 1944, and manufacture of the earlier pattern was discontinued. Our reproduction M43 fur-lined parka featured with all the construction details include. The shell of our parka was made of heavy zeltbahn style cotton poplin in the typical field-grey shade. The vertical, nine hollow backed button front closure with an overlapping wind flap and an integral hood. Two unpleated breast pockets patch, breast pockets and two diagonally angled slash hip pockets all with scalloped button down flaps.

Tunnel looped fit adjustment elastic positioned at the waistline. The interior of the anoraks are is fully lined in multi-panel brown and white mottled artifical rabbit fur to the body and grey rayon to the sleeves. Fully lined rabbit fur hoods with four rows of reinforcement stitching and a drawstring. Extra-large hood to accommodate a helmet.

The interior hip pocket bags are constructed in a combination of rabbit fur and woolen material. We have made the parkas oversized to fit over the standard wool field uniform. Chest size 139cm (around chest)Shoulder to Cuff 69cmShoulder to Shoulder 62cm. The item "WWII German Elite M43 Tan Rabbit Fur-lined Kharkov Winter Parka XL" is in sale since Friday, August 07, 2015. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Reproductions\Germany".