RARE EARLY EAST GERMAN STRICHTARN NVA ELITE PARATROOPER JACKET 8 LOOP

Cond: Very good field repair on elbow pad, slight fading on elbow pads

Stamped: Made in East Germany

Camo pattern: Strichtarn one stripe rain pattern

8 loop version: Two on front with four on back & two on arms above pockets

Material: 60% Polyester 40% Cotton

More descriptions: See below

Internal pocket: left chest for the Makarov 9mm pistol

Front closure: Buttons with concealed gas flap

Chest size: 38" - 40" inches (Additional measurements below)

pockets: two shoulder with buttons (Right side has the pocket knife slot)

Concealed buttons front closure: Gas flap style

Era: 1965 - 1970

Branch: East German Army NVA (National Volksarmee)

Type II: Early 8 loop version no chest pockets

Model: Elite paratrooper jacket (Fallschirmjager)

Theme: Militaria

Buttons: Grey plastic smooth 4 hole

Elasticized: Collar & Sleeve cuffs

Size stamp on left inside chest: NVA (Can't read the size code)

Country of Origin: Germany

GENUINE RARE EARLY EAST GERMAN NVA ARMY (FALLSCHIRMJAGER) STRICHTARN CAMOUFLAGE ONE STRIPE RAIN PATTERN ELITE PARATROOPER JACKET. 1965 -1970 ERA. THE EARLY VERSION HAS NO CHEST POCKETS WAIST POCKETS OR EPAULET LOOPS. ALSO HAS 8 LOOPS (TARNSCHLAUFEN) ON THE JACKET TWO ON THE FRONT, FOUR ON THE BACK AND TWO ON ARMS ABOVE EACH POCKET. LOOPS WERE USED FOR CAMOUFLAGE MATERIAL BURLAP OR LOCAL VEGETATION. HAS INSIDE CONCEALED CHEST POCKET FOR THE MAKAROV 9MM PISTOL. LEFT ARM POCKET HAS THE SMALL INSERT SLOT FOR A POCKET KNIFE. FRONT BUTTON CLOSURE WITH CONCEALED GAS FLAP. ARM POCKETS HAVE BUTTON CLOSURE. BUTTONS ARE THE GREY SMOOTH PLASTIC WITH FOUR HOLES. COLLAR AND SLEEVE CUFFS ARE ELASTICIZED. STAMPED MADE IN EAST GERMANY ON INSIDE BACK COLLAR WITH FABRIC INFO 60% POLYESTER 40% COTTON. SIZE CODE STAMP ON INSIDE CHEST IS THERE BUT CAN ONLY READ THE NVA PART OF IT. CHEST SIZE IS A 38"- 40" ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS ARE ARM PIT TO ARM PIT IS 20" INCHES, SHOULDER TO SLEEVE CUFF END IS 23" INCHES. BOTTOM OF COLLAR IN FRONT TO BOTTOM HEM IS 23 3/4" INCHES. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN THE BACK IS 19 1/4" INCHES. AND BOTTOM OF COLLAR IN THE BACK TO THE BOTTOM HEM IS 26 1/4" INCHES. JACKET IS IN VERY GOOD USED CONDITION WITH SLIGHT WEAR. ONE SMALL FIELD REPAIR ON ELBOW PAD AND SLIGHT FADING OF THE RAIN PATTTERN ON ELBOW PADS. NO RIPS OR HOLES. VERY NICE ORIGINAL EARLY PATTERN OF THE PARATROOPER JACKET. (DISPLAYS NICE)