Green/white reversable parka

[Alex Ciavaglia]

I got this reversable parka about twenty years ago, when it came out from the city of rags, here in Italy. It's a normal Army 1st model green/white reversable model also wore by the SS field units before the specific camo model (as i read on one book). I'm not a SS collector and I don't know why those strange 'SS BW' markings are stamped there, despite the fact they are not conventional markings I have no reason to doubt they are real because i really took it in these conditions. Considering that this parka has always been a dark shadow for me, i'd like to know what the SS experts think about it.

Alex
PS: stamps reading: WAFFEN SS - SS BW 339 48(?)1

[Alex Ciavaglia]

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[Alex Ciavaglia]

nobody tells any opinion?

[corporalSteiner]

what does it mean to say 'it came out from the city of rags'?
what is a city of rags?

[Alex Ciavaglia]

Hi Luke,
since last century, Prato, a little city here in Italy, flowed to rework rags from every side of the world. Since ten years ago you can find a lot of unthouched german stuff of any kind. Unfortunathely, now everything is ended and in hands of chinese manufacturers...

[corporalSteiner]

Ok. Very nice parka, although i cant help re stamp. It looks original. Is this same as army pattern, or is there a wss specific feature to the jacket?

[kammo man]

The pocket flap had a scallop shape.

[corporalSteiner]

The pocket flap had a scallop shape.

thank you very much for confirming the subtle difference!