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.
sizing chart

 

 

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.)