1941 gauntlet style RAF gloves

[saucerfiend]

Does anyone here know where to buy a quality pair of repro '41 RAF gauntlet gloves besides Aero?

Brian

 

[B-Man2]

Brian

Take a look at US Authentics website . I bought a set from them and they are nice.

 

[saucerfiend]

Brian

Take a look at US Authentics website . I bought a set from them and they are nice.

Thanks, Burt!

 

[Phantomfixer]

Garcia sold them at one time...not sure if he still does or who supplied them to him....

 

[saucerfiend]

Garcia sold them at one time...not sure if he still does or who supplied them to him....

Who's Garcia?

 

[leper-colony]

http://www.garciaaviation.com/18-gloves

 

[John Lever]

They are the same as the ones from Aero

 

[saucerfiend]

They are the same as the ones from Aero

Guess they don't have them anymore.
John,
Are you familiar with the gloves from Aero? I just got a pair from US Authentic and they're going back today. Shoddy workmanship. Question is are they the same as supplied to Aero?


Brian

 

[John Lever]

They are the same as the ones from Aero

Guess they don't have them anymore.
John,
Are you familiar with the gloves from Aero? I just got a pair from US Authentic and they're going back today. Shoddy workmanship. Question is are they the same as supplied to Aero?


Brian

I think Aero supply Garcia Aviation

 

[ECKHARTUS]

Hi, i bought the Aero gloves recently (with a very good Aero service) but I am not very happy with them. The leather is a good quality goatskin but fingers are a little bit long and especially the gloves are not very warm. I don't know why.

 

[coalman]

Hi, i bought the Aero gloves recently (with a very good Aero service) but I am not very happy with them. The leather is a good quality goatskin but fingers are a little bit long and especially the gloves are not very warm. I don't know why.

I have owned both originals and Aero's and found the Aero's were the same as the original as well as the sizing, dont forget these gloves were designed to be worn over a silk glove which a chamios glove was worn over followed by the leather outers. Some of the rear gunners also wore woolen fingerless gloves over the silk inners instead of the chamois gloves.
I know there are some wartime posters held in the RAFM showing all the flying clothing which you can buy photographic copies of.