British WW2 Replica RAF 1933 Flying Gloves / Gauntlets with Centre Zip WD160

Description: Replica RAF 1933 Flying Gloves / Gauntlets with Centre Zip 1933 Royal Air Force Flying Gauntlets. These RAF 1933 model Gauntlets were issued to all aircrew in Fighter and Bomber command to keep there hands warm and offer a level of protection, especially from flash burns if the aircraft had been hit and caught fire. Introduced in 1933 and used throughout WW2 they were a highly prized and well guarded by the pilots as theft of these was very common by ground crew and army paratroopers. Constructed of soft chestnut brown leather outer. On the inside the top of the hand has a light fleece lining for warmth whilst the fingers and palm are unlined to allow the pilots to feel the controls of the plane, the upper arm of the gauntlet part is soft sheepskin leather. To ease putting them on a straight brass zipper with leather puller ran from wrist to cuff. Shoe size is same as your hand Medium to fit size UK 8 hand/shoeLarge to fit size UK 9 hand/shoeX-Large to fit size UK 10 hand/shoeXX-Large to fit UK 11 Hand/Shoe Much RAF clothing was worn after the war in the 1950's by bikers who either bought them cheaply from the army navy stores or had them still from service in the war. The Irvin sheepskin jackets, white roll neck jumpers, leather flying boots and the gauntlets were worn by many rockers. If you want delivery outside of the UK then please request an invoice when purchasing. We will then add the cost of postage to the item for you to pay. If you have any questions then please ask. More About Us Please visit our ebay shop. Soldier of Fortune have been selling Militaria for over 30 years and selling online for 15 years. We cater to Re-enactors and collectors of period equipment as well as modern equipment. We have only recently started to sell on ebay but have the online experience to offer a top quality service.

Price: 48 GBP

Location: Corwen

End Time: 2023-11-27T15:27:39.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.29 GBP