Italian Turtleneck Shirt, Surplus

This is The Shit, and although Italian, we don't mean it in a bad way. Half wool, half cotton, for half of the price these turtleneck shirts would cost if manufactured new. Speaking of, these are pretty much in unissued condition.

Not only a pleasing sight for sore eyes with its warm moss green color scheme, but this shirt is amazingly also very functional: suitably long hem, tall zippered collar, and a nice form fit. Especially for this price this shirt is some pretty damn good surplus!

The only downsides seem to be the fact that the basic sizes are only made in "Regular" height and the fabric is a tad more coarse than Merino wool. If these don't concern you, Buy This Shirt.

Material and care

Made of 51 % wool, 39 % cotton and 10 % polyamide. The tags advise washing the garment at 50 °C / 122 °F, but we believe a 40 °C / 104 °F wool cycle would also work. Even just airing helps.

Size info

Sizes in a simple S, M, L system. In the brackets you see our estimates for recommended user's height and chest circumference; look carefully; the increments between sizes are not even.

The height size seems to be pretty much regular, so these are best for 170-180 cm tall people, except size X-Large is notably longer. The sleeves are cut a bit short on purpose, they are not supposed to extend beyond the wrist. If you have doubts, just pick a size larger. Remember, a slightly tight-fitting shirt will stretch in use.

Our main picture model's strategic measurements are 176 / 96 cm, and he wears size Medium.

Italian Army Surplus

These seemed to be unissued overall. Some were in the manufacturer's plastic, some are packaged by our German supplier. Don't panic, these are all genuine Esercito Italiano stuff.