Thanks for the quote, excellent piece of writing and Fletcher hits the nail on the head.

Schwert, the army surplus is the real deal and a whale of a bargain. I have an orignal Dachstein sweater (cardigan not the pullover) and I have a surplus sweater and the wool and the knitting is exactly the same. I bought mine from an ebay seller, Northdoorway, who also operates a web site. Also try Swiss Link. The sweaters are sometimes sold as Austian Commando Sweaters. I want to find a zip front version, just because I think I need one somehow.

The company making Dachstein sweaters is still around, I'm not aware of any US companies importing the products anymore. Climb High used to be the US importer in the 1980's.
http://www.lackner-wolle.at/pulover.htm

The Dachstein sweater weighs a ton and packs down to the size of a VW Bug, but it I were out and the SHTF I can't think of any garment I'd rather be wearing.