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:

 

  1. 303 VEB BBW Burger Bekleidungswerke
  2. 1438 VEB Obererzgebirische Posamenten- und Effekten- Werke / Annaberg-Buchholz (6500)
  3. 1802 VEB Burger Bekleidungswerke Burg / Magdeburg
  4. 1806 VEB Bekleidungswerke Leipzig "vestis"
  5. 1812 VEB Sächsische Sportboot-u. Wetterschutzbekleidungsfabrik Großschönau/Sachsen
  6. 1815 VEB Schutzbekleidung Berlin
  7. 1817 VEB Bekleidungswerke Seifhennersdorf
  8. 1850 VEB Spezialbekleidung Halle / Leipzig?
  9. 1856 VEB Perfekt Berlin (Emhage)
  10. 1858 VEB Elstermode Elsterwerda
  11. 1908 VEB OPERMA Demitz-Thumitz
  12. 1940 VEB Eichsfelder Bekleidungswerke Heiligenstadt
  13. 1962 VEB Bekleidungswerk Zwickau-werk oberhohndorf
  14. 5700 VEB Mülana Obertrikotagen Mülhausen
  15. 8422 VEB Emhage
  16. 9205 VEB PGH Modernie Linie, Magdeburg
  17. 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