German Army Welders Pants

Bundeswehr Welding Trousers

These are German Army welders pants, cut entirely from grey split suede leather for workshop crews of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces. Leather sheds sparks and hot spatter far better than cotton work trousers, so a welder can kneel at a bench or lean into a job without the legs catching. Today they suit hobby and professional welders, blacksmiths, and collectors of German military workwear.

Features

• Split Suede Leather Shell — The body and both legs are made from split leather, the inner layer of the hide with a napped suede finish on both faces.
• Buckle Waist Adjuster — A leather tab with punched holes runs through a metal roller buckle at the front waistband, so you can take in or let out the fit.
• Zip Fly With Pull Ring — A metal zipper closes the fly, and a steel ring on the slider gives you something to grab with gloved hands.
• Covered Fly Placket — A leather flap lies over the zipper so the teeth sit behind leather instead of facing sparks.
• Leather Belt Loops — Stitched loops around the waistband take a work belt if you want more support than the buckle tab gives.
• Hip Slash Pockets — Two side pockets set into the seams keep small items close without flaps or hardware on the outside.
• Straight Leg Cut — A full, straight leg leaves room over work boots and lets you move when kneeling or squatting.
• NSN-Labeled Military Issue — The interior label carries a NATO Stock Number, the military's catalogue code, starting with 8415-12, where 12 is Germany's country code.

Maker's Label And NSN

The sewn-in label names the maker, Welfonder, along with a 1/84 date, a German size number and NSN 8415-12-152-7150. German military sizing runs on its own numeric scale, so check the label size against a German size chart before ordering. Because these were made to a government contract and catalogued under a stock number, you get genuine Bundeswehr issue workwear with traceable provenance.