M43 German SS Parka, Kharkov "Russian Front" Winter Fur lined Jacket Italian Camo

The M43 fur-lined winter parka was designed in mid 1943 and featured with a full length button up front closure, it was introduced in early 1944, and manufacture of the earlier pattern 1/2 button overhead model M40 was discontinued.

This Italian camouflage M43 Khakrov parka was made from spare fabric that the Germans liberated from Italian Army camps.

The Khakrov Parka was so name as it was used by SS units fighting in the Cold winter of the Russian front  

M43 fur-lined parka featured with all the construction details include:

Features:

• The shell of the parka was made of cotton poplin in the typical field-grey shade.
• 8 x hollow backed button front closure with an overlapping wind flap and an integral hood.
• Two pleated breast pockets and two diagonally angled slash hip pockets all with scalloped button down flaps.
• The interior of the anoraks are is fully lined in multi-panel brown artificial rabbit fur to the body and grey rayon to the sleeves.
• Drawstring waist
• Fully lined Artificial fur hoods a drawstring cord
• Extra-large hood to accommodate a helmet.
• Sized to fit over your tunic