Sizing Charts/Index

We carry many different countries and era's of military clothing. Here you will find size charts for hats, chest, pants, inseam, and boots for US military sizing, British NATO,and East German Military to help you find the perfect fit

See below for all, OR click specific links here;

1) US Military Sizing Chart

Shirts/Pants
Flighsuits
Womens pants
Kids Shirts/Pants
Hat Sizes
Sock and Shoe Sizes

2) European Size Charts

NATO/British Army Shirt & Jacket Sizes
NATO/British Army Trouser Sizes
NATO/British Army Hats
NATO/British Army Boots

3) East German Size Charts

East German Uniform Size Widths
East German Uniform Size Lengths
Bundeswehr Jacket & Pant Sizes
East German Uniform Date Codes

1) US Military Sizing Chart and Instructions

Sizing Chart

* Hat size – Measure across your brow just above your ears, keeping the tape parallel to the floor (for females). For male and generic sizes, divide the measurement in inches by 3.14 to obtain your hat size to the nearest 1/8".

* Collar – Measure around your neck at the point where the collar is worn, pulling the tape tight enough to remove gaps between the tape and the skin, but not so tight as to depress and discolor the skin. Round up to the next ½" for your collar size.

* Chest/bust – While standing erect, measure around the largest part of the chest or bust with the tape passing under the arms, remaining parallel to the floor, and snug*.

* Waist – Measure around your waist where the trousers are worn; generally this is the smallest part of the waist. Pull the tape snug*.

* Hips – While standing with your feet together, measure around the fullest part of your hips or seat, keeping the tape parallel to the floor and snug*. Remove wallets and cell phones from your pockets prior to taking the measurement.

* Skirt length – Measure from your waistline to the center of your kneecap.

* Inseam – Measure the inside seam from the crotch to the bottom of the trouser leg.

*Snug means that the tape is tight, but yet loose enough to slide your hand under the tape.

US Government Size Specification

Shirts				Pants
*Chest*		*Height*		*Waist*		*Inseam*
XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL	29 – 33" 33 – 37" 37 – 41" 41 – 45" 45 – 49" 49 – 53" 53 – 57" 57 – 61" 61 – 65"	SHORT REGULAR LONG	63 – 67" 67 – 71" 71 – 75"
				XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL	23 – 27" 27 – 31" 31 – 35" 35 – 39" 39 – 43" 43 – 47" 47 – 51" 51 – 55" 55 – 59"	SHORT REGULAR LONG X-LONG	26 ½ – 29 ½" 29 ½ – 32 ½" 32 ½ – 35 ½" 35 ½ – 38 ½"

Flightsuit Size Chart

	SM	MD	LG	XL	*2XL*	*3XL*	*4XL*	*5XL*	*6XL*
Chest	to 37	37 - 40	40 - 43	43 - 46	46 - 49	49 - 52	52 - 55	55 - 58	58 - 60
Back Length	20 7/8"	21 1/4"	21 3/4"	22 3/8"	23 1/4"	24"	24 3/8"	24 3/4	25 1/4"
Total Length	63"	64 1/4"	65 3/8"	66 7/8"	68 1/2"	70"	71 3/4"	73 1/4"	74 3/4"
Waist inches	to 35	35 - 38	38 - 41	41 - 44	44 - 47	47 - 50	50 - 53	53 - 56	56 - 58
Inseam	29 3/8"	30 3/4"	31 1/2'	32 3/8"	33 1/8"	33 7/8"	34 5/8"	35 3/8"	36 1/4"
Long Sleeve Length	23 1/4"	23 5/8"	24"	24 3/8"	24 3/4"	25 1/8"	25 1/2"	26"	26 3/8"

Women's Stretch Pants & Capri Size Chart

*Waist*	*Chest*	*Inseam*
1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8 9/10 11/12 13/14 15/16 17/18	25" 26" 26 ½" 28" 29" 30" 33 ½" 34 ½" 36"	32" 32" 32 ¼" 32 ¼" 32 ½" 32 ½" 32 ½" 32 ½" 32 ½"

Boys Pants, Shirts and Jackets

	*Size*	*Waist*	*Chest*	*Inseam*
XS	2 4	18 – 22" 20 – 24"	up to 29 ½" 29 ½ – 30 ½"	up to 17 ½" up to 18 ½"
S	6 8	21 – 25" 22 – 26"	30 ½ – 31 ½" 31 ½ – 32 ½"	up to 19 ½" up to 21"
M	10 12	23 – 27" 24 – 28"	32 ½ – 33½" 33 ½ – 34 ½"	up to 23" up to 24 ½"
L	14 16	25 – 29" 26 – 30"	34 ½ – 35 ½" 35 ½ – 36 ½"	up to 26" up to 27 ½"
XL	18 20	27 – 31" 28 – 32"	36 ½ – 37 ½" 37 ½ – 38 ½"	up to 29" up to 30 ½"

Girls Clothing Size Chart

	*Size*	*Waist*	*Chest*	*Inseam*
XS	6	24"	24"	16 ½"
S	8	25"	26"	17 ⅓"
M	10	26"	28"	18.1"
L	14	27" 28"	30"	18.9"
XL	16	29"	32"	19.7"

Hat Sizes

	*Hat Size*	*Head Size (in)*	*Head Size (cm)*
XS	6 ½" 6 ¾"	20 ½" 21 ⅛"	52 54
S	6 ⅞" 7"	21 ½" 21 ⅞"	55 56
M	7 ⅛" 7 ¼"	22 ¼" 22 ⅝"	57 58
L	7 ⅜" 7 ½"	23" 23 ½"	59 60
XL	7 ⅝" 7 ¾"	24" 24 ⅜"	61 62

Sock Sizes

	*Shoe Size*
S	1 – 5
M	5 – 9
L	9 – 12

Shoe Sizes

*US Men*	*US Women*	*European*
3 3 ½ 4 4 ½ 5 5 ½ 6 6 ½ 7 7 ½ 8 8 ½ 9 9 ½ 10 10 ½ 11 11 ½ 12 12 ½ 13	– – – – 5 5 ½ 6 6 ½ 7 7 ½ 8 8 ½ 9 9 ½ 10 10 ½ 11 11 ½ 12 – –	36 36 ½ 37 37 ½ 38 38 ½ 39 39 ½ 40 40 ½ 41 41 ½ 42 42 ½ 43 43 ½ 44 45 46 47 48

Glove Sizes (Measure around the palm of your hand excluding your thumb)

	*Inches*	*Sizes*	*Military Sizes (NATO)*
S	6 ½ to 7	7, 7 ½	3
M	7 ½ to 8	8, 8 ½	4
L	8 ½ to 9	9 to 10	5
XL	9 ½ to 10	10 ½ to 11	6
*2XL*	10 ½ to 11	11 ½ to 12	7

* SURPLUS ITEMS are vintage and used - thus they might run slightly small *

2) European/NATO Size Chats

How NATO / British Army sizing works
NATO sizes are made up of 6-digit numbers which represent metric cm sizing for different parts of the body. This is how many army products are sized in Europe, so it’s worth being aware of the conversions. They are structured as below.

NATO / British Army Jackets & Shirt Sizes
With shirts and jackets, NATO sizes will be displayed as ‘xxx/yy’ where ‘xxx’ is your full height in cm (not the length of the garment) and ‘yy’ is your chest size in cm.

NATO / British Army Trouser Sizes
Trousers are sized as ‘xx/yy/zz’ where ‘xx’ is your waist size in cm, ‘yy’ is inner leg size in cm and ‘zz’ is seat size in cm.

NATO / British Army Clothing, Footwear & Accessory Size Chart

SHIRTS & JACKETS

NATO Size	Chest Sizes	Height
170/88	35″- 37″	5’5″ – 5’9″
170/96	38″- 40″	5’5″ – 5’9″
170/104	40″- 42″	5’5″ – 5’9″
170/112	44″	5’5″ – 5’9″
180/88	35″- 37″	5’10” – 6′
180/96	38″- 40″	5’10” – 6′
180/104	40″- 42″	5’10” – 6′
180/112	44″	5’10” – 6′
190/96	38″- 40″	6′ – 6’8″
190/104	40″- 42″	6′ – 6’8″
190/112	44″	6′ – 6’8″
190/120	46″- 48″	6′ – 6’8″

TROUSERS

NATO Size Waist Size Inner Leg Seat Size

80/80/96 32″ 31 – 33″ 38″

80/84/100 33.6″ 31 – 33″ 40″

84/88/104 35.2″ 31 – 33″ 42″

80/92/108 36″ 31 – 33″ 44″

80/96/112 38″ 31 – 33″ 46″

85/80/96 32″ 33 – 36″ 38″

85/84/100 33.6″ 33 – 36″ 40″

85/84/104 35.2″ 33 – 36″ 42″

85/92/108 36″ 33 – 36″ 44″

85/96/112 38″ 33 – 36″ 45″

85/100/116 40″ 33 – 36″ 46.5″

85/104/120 41.5″ 33 – 36″ 48″

Hats

Inches 22″ 22 3/8″ 22 3/4″ 23 1/8″ 23 1/2″ 24″ 24 3/8″

Size 7 7 1/8 7 1/4 7 3/8 7 1/2 7 5/8 7 3/4

Cm 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

Boots

UK EU USA Japan

6 40 7 24

7 41 8 25

8 42 9 26

9 43 10 27

10 44 11 28

11 45 12 29

3) East German Size Charts/Codes

East German Uniform Sizes
Widths are like normal European sizing widths, except they do not affect length, and some sizes are left out to simplify things.

People vary primarily in height and width. The East Germans took this into account in a very special way, combining the European sizing system numbers with German language and East German specialties.

Widths

Widths are like normal European sizing widths, except they do not affect length, and some sizes are left out to simplify things.

METRIC
EG Size	Chest	Waist	Easy size
44	85-92 cm	71-78 cm	Small
48	93-100 cm	79-86 cm	Medium
52	101-108 cm	87-94 cm	Large
56	109-116 cm	95-102 cm	X-Large
60	117-124 cm	103-110 cm	2X-Large

IMPERIAL
EG SIZE	Chest	Waist	Easy Size
44	33.5" - 36"	28"- 30.5"	Small
48	36.5" - 39.5"	31" - 34"	Medium
52	40" - 42.5"	34" - 37"	Large
56	43" - 45.5"	37.5" - 40"	X-Large
60	46" - 49"	40.5" - 43.5"	2X-Large

As a special touch suffix numbers are used to account for different body types, for an example SK48-0 or G52-1. These add or subtract 8 cm (a wee bit short of 3") from the waist as follows:

0 = -8 cm, Athletic body with slender waist
No suffix = No effect, normal body type
1 = +8 cm, Dad body
2 = +16 cm, Beer belly

Lengths

Lengths are determined by letter codes. They are short for German words Sehr Klein, Klein, Mittelgroß, Groß, Sehr Groß and Übergroß. Here's what they mean:

Letter code	User height (metric)	User height (imperial)
SK	158-163 cm	5' 2" - 5' 4"
K	164-169 cm	5' 4" - 5' 6"
M	170-175 cm	5' 7" - 5' 9"
G	176-181 cm	5' 9" - 5' 11"
SG	182-187 cm	5' 11" - 6' 1"
ÜG	188-193 cm	6' 2" - 6' 4"

Bundeswehr Jacket sizes

BW size	Chest Circumference	Height
Height less than 170 cm
1	90 cm	160 - 170 cm
2	95 cm	160 - 170 cm
3	100 cm	160 - 170 cm
4	105 cm	160 - 170 cm
5	110 cm	160 - 170 cm
Height 170-180 cm
6	90 cm	170 - 180 cm
7	95 cm	170 - 180 cm
8	100 cm	170 - 180 cm
9	105 cm	170 - 180 cm
10	110 cm	170 - 180 cm
11	115 cm	170 - 180 cm
Height 180-190 cm
12	95 cm	180 - 190 cm
13	100 cm	180 - 190 cm
14	105 cm	180 - 190 cm
15	110 cm	180 - 190 cm
16	115 cm	180 - 190 cm
Height 190-200 cm
17	100 cm	190 - 200 cm
18	105 cm	190 - 200 cm
19	110 cm	190 - 200 cm
20	115 cm	190 - 200 cm

Bundeswehr Trouser sizes


BW size	Waist circumference	Leg inseam
Height less than 170 cm
1	80 cm	75 cm
2	85 cm	75 cm
3	90 cm	75 cm
4	95 cm	75 cm
5	100 cm	75 cm
Height 170-180 cm
6	80 cm	80 cm
7	85 cm	80 cm
8	90cm	80 cm
9	95 cm	80 cm
10	100 cm	80 cm
11	105 cm	80 cm
Height 180-190 cm
12	85 cm	85 cm
13	90 cm	85 cm
14	95 cm	85 cm
15	100 cm	85 cm
16	`110 cm	85 cm
Height 190-200 cm
17	90 cm	90 cm
18	95 cm	90 cm
19	100 c,	90 cm
20	105 cm	90 cm

EAST GERMAN UNIFORM DATE CODES

Date Letter Codes

All East German Uniform items were letter coded to indicate the year of manufacture from 1968 onward. Prior to this the actual year and possibly also the quarter was usually stamped into the uniform item.

K=1968, Z=1969, M=1970, X=1971, B=1972 ,L=1973, 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, Y=1988, N=1989, D=1990

(You will notice that the letter L is used twice.)

NATO Size	Waist Size	Inner Leg	Seat Size
80/80/96	32″	31 – 33″	38″
80/84/100	33.6″	31 – 33″	40″
84/88/104	35.2″	31 – 33″	42″
80/92/108	36″	31 – 33″	44″
80/96/112	38″	31 – 33″	46″
85/80/96	32″	33 – 36″	38″
85/84/100	33.6″	33 – 36″	40″
85/84/104	35.2″	33 – 36″	42″
85/92/108	36″	33 – 36″	44″
85/96/112	38″	33 – 36″	45″
85/100/116	40″	33 – 36″	46.5″
85/104/120	41.5″	33 – 36″	48″

Inches	22″	22 3/8″	22 3/4″	23 1/8″	23 1/2″	24″	24 3/8″
Size	7	7 1/8	7 1/4	7 3/8	7 1/2	7 5/8	7 3/4
Cm	56	57	58	59	60	61	62