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Vintage Seyntex military trousers in olive drab wool.
This garment has a button fly and internal sizing buttons.
Code Breakdown:• Seyntex: The well-known Belgian manufacturer that supplies tactical, combat, and protective clothing to various European militaries.
• US 1/4B/31/07894/002/2: The military procurement contract.• 11/63: The manufacturing date.
• 166/78-72: The standard metric sizing system used for military apparel: • 166: Recommended wearer height in centimeters (approx. 5\'5\"). • 78: Recommended chest circumference in centimeters (approx. 30.7 inches). • 72: Recommended waist circumference in centimeters (approx. 28.3 inches). • 12/130-5776: National Stock Number (NSN).
The number 12 is the NATO country code for Germany (Bundeswehr), indicating this item was manufactured under contract for the German military. The remaining digits identify the specific item type and size catalog entry.Seyntex used this production profile to manufacture heavy-duty olive drab wool field pants for European inner-theater winter deployment
