Czech M85 pullover, surplus

Very basic V-neck sweaters. Czechoslovakian issue and dirt cheap.

During the '80s, the Czechoslovakian army designed a rather well-thought-out clothing system. This sweater is a part of it. It's quite thin, which means it won't suffocate the wearer and packs pretty small and light. Thanks to a V-neck you can wear it over a collared shirt with a tie or bow tie and look pretty sharp.

Made most likely of a wool/acrylic mix. This means it's warm even if wet and won't get smelly too easily. Wash in 40 degrees Celsius, air dry only.

Priced according to the size - smaller ones cost less, big ones more. In any case, these don't cost much.

Size system

• First height - this is a simple number, for which we have given some centimetre estimates.
• Then width in the standard euro system, with some oddball fall-between sizes, like 47 and 53. You might want to think these as 48 and 54.

Czech army surplus

Unissued, some even in the factory plastics.