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The jacket was made of navy blue cloth, and constructed of two front panels with lapels and a back panel, which were connected by shoulder and lateral seams. The length reached 5 – 10 cm bellow the crotch. Since 1939 the back had two panels with a center seam, and the length was shortened 5cm. it appears that style dictated short jackets as period photos often show the jacket rarely covering the trouser pockets. Five buttonholes were distanced 2cm from the front edge with the uppermost in line with the base of the lapels, and the lowest one 18 – 26cm (depending on the wearer’s size) above the lower rim. A vertical row of five gold anchor buttons was positioned 18cm from either front edge, and in line with the buttonholes. Buttons were size I with long shanks on the right front panel, and with short shanks on the left. A buttonhole was positioned parallel to the upper rim of the lapels. The corresponding pair of buttons were sewn under the collar, and usually not visible. With jackets manufactured during the war these buttons (and also sometimes the buttonholes) were sometimes omitted. Old-style pea jackets of the Reichsmarine period had six pairs of buttons on the front panels, and were a little longer. The number was reduced to five buttoned pairs prior to 1933.

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