In later NVA uniforms normally you will some stamps. The stamp show the year -and sometimes the period in that year- that the uniform piece was produced. The stamp also reveals the size and the factory that produced it. All DDR sizes below are translated to EU sizes.
Production years:
K 1968
Z 1969
M 1970
X 1971
B 1972
L 1973 (or 1987)
O 1974
S 1975
R 1976
A 1977
U 1978
F 1979
E 1980
G 1981
I 1982
C 1983
H 1984
T 1985
P 1986
L 1987 (or 1973)
Y 1988
N 1989
D 1990
Herstellernummer / Factory numbers:
- 303 VEB BBW Burger Bekleidungswerke
- 1438 VEB Obererzgebirische Posamenten- und Effekten- Werke / Annaberg-Buchholz (6500)
- 1802 VEB Burger Bekleidungswerke Burg / Magdeburg
- 1806 VEB Bekleidungswerke Leipzig "vestis"
- 1812 VEB Sächsische Sportboot-u. Wetterschutzbekleidungsfabrik Großschönau/Sachsen
- 1815 VEB Schutzbekleidung Berlin
- 1817 VEB Bekleidungswerke Seifhennersdorf
- 1850 VEB Spezialbekleidung Halle / Leipzig?
- 1856 VEB Perfekt Berlin (Emhage)
- 1858 VEB Elstermode Elsterwerda
- 1908 VEB OPERMA Demitz-Thumitz
- 1940 VEB Eichsfelder Bekleidungswerke Heiligenstadt
- 1962 VEB Bekleidungswerk Zwickau-werk oberhohndorf
- 5700 VEB Mülana Obertrikotagen Mülhausen
- 8422 VEB Emhage
- 9205 VEB PGH Modernie Linie, Magdeburg
- 9293 VEB Hutwerken Guben Mützenwerk Lunzenau
Available visor sizes (male):
52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62.
Male sizes:
44 (European size 46)
48 (European size 50)
52 (European size 54)
56 (European size 58)
60 (European size 62)
Female sizes (converted to EU sizes):
76 = 34 (XS)
82 = 36 (S)
88 = 38 (M)
94 = 40 (L)
50 = 42 (XL)
53 = 44 (XXL)
56 = 46 (3XL)
Male sizes in lenght:
BK = Besonderes Kurz / Midget
SK = Sehr Kurz / Very short
K = Kurz / Short
M = Mittel / Everage
G = Gross / Tall
SG = Sehr Gross / Extra Tall
ÜG = Übergross / Very Tall
BG = Besonderes Gross / Giant
Sizes in width:
no number = everage
-0 = extra slimm
-1 = Little tummy
-2 = Go on a diet
Female sizes in lenght:
K = Kurz / Short
M = Mittel / Everage
G = Gross / Tall
Examples of Sizes:
SG52-1
BG60-2
SK44
G52-0
G76
NVA Sizes >mid 60's
24 = SK48
48 = M48
96 = SG48
26 = K52
52 = M52
104 = G/SG52
Shoe sizes:
24 = 36
25 = 37,5
26 = 39
27 = 40,5
28 = 42
29 = 43,5
30 = 45
31 = 46,5
32 = 48
