The Swiss tend to make their gear with some pretty unique touches. This jacket is probably the best example of this trend - besides being a jacket, it acts as a combat load bearing system! To top it off, the camouflage is the legendary "Alpenflage".

Note: The belt shown in the pictures is not included.

• A strong, heavy cotton parka
• A ridiculous amount of pockets
• Made in Switzerland! Vintage!
• That camo!

Overly practical Swiss design

The jacket has a ridiculous amount of field-proven features.

• Zipper & snap closure.
• Large, adjustable hood with a camouflage/insect net. The hood can be buttoned out of the way if necessary.
• Normal collar, can be folded up.
• Elastic hem band, can be removed if required.
• Reinforcements in the elbows.
• Zippered cuffs to ease rolling up the sleeves.
• Large belt loops and vents in the armpits.
• In the chest a snap hook for hanging the helmet.
• Metal attachment loops for the combat pack, inside two cloth straps that, when attached to the trousers, help balancing the load.

Pockets, hoo boy

The pockets are numerous and large. This jacket makes small day-packs virtually useless!

• Three magazine pouches in the front - two large ones and a smaller one.
• The large pouches are divided into two compartments. According to our tests, the pouches will take the following magazines (total number in the brackets):
• Stgw.57 (5)
• SG550 (5)
• 20- and 30-rnd. M16 magazines (8)
• G3, FAL, M14 (5)
• AK-74 (5)
• AK-47 (2)
• AUG (5)
• Two large hem pockets on the front
• Two large pockets and one huge pocket on the back.
• Sleeve pocket on the left sleeve.
• Inside a large hidden pocket ("poacher's pocket"), and a smaller zippered pocket.
• All pockets/pouches close with heavy duty snap fasteners.

The camo

The Alpenflage. Isn't it beautiful? Originally developed in the Third Reich but never got to use, the Swiss adopted it shortly after the war. It's nowadays replaced with something more brownish green, but the legendary status remains.

That's about it. If you don't like the camo, try dyeing the parka. Of course, we take no responsibilty for your escapades in this matter. However, we can say that the jacket is made mostly of cotton, which should take colour pretty well.

Genuine Swiss army surplus

Used & serviceable. Going through these one by one would take a lifetime, so if you find some repairs or a sew loose seams, those won't count as defects.