Austrian Combat Gloves, Surplus
The Austrian Bundesheer has at least as utilitarian take on military gear as the German Bundeswehr. These combat gloves are fire retardant and very leathery in the right places. And BLACK.
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The Austrian Bundesheer has at least as utilitarian take on military gear as the German Bundeswehr. These combat gloves are fire retardant and very leathery in the right places. And BLACK.
In theory, you should stop reading now and just purchase a pair, but let's go on a bit about these.
- Suitably dextrous fit for fiddly tasks
- Basic fabric Aramid/Nomex; these won't easily catch fire and will not melt on your skin
- Leather reinforcements on places most prone to wear, and the leather is relatively thick too
- Light paddding on the knuckles, with these any fist-to-face activity is more pleasant for both parties
- Large, comfy hook & loop adjustment on the wrist
If you're acquainted with the German Bundeswehr leather/Nomex combat gloves, these are kinda like those but with a shorter shaft and a tad beefier general feel.
Size info
Sizes in standard glove sizes: palm circumference in inches. If you usually wear a half size, size up.
Condition
Used, sometimes a bit salty looking, but intact and serviceable for the purpose they were made for. We have a funny feeling these will have a high demand, which tends to eat up the availability.
Austrian surplus
Functional, neutral, clean. That's what the Austrian Bundesheer gear is made of. Our Austrian surplus revolves mostly around the Anzug 75 and Anzug 03 clothing systems, but who knows, maybe the "Tarnanzug Neu" will make it's appearance if the Austrians decide to clear the stocks in the future. Get your OD gear while the stocks last.
After the Second World War the Austrian soldier looked like a weird mixture of Allies and Germans; the M1 style helmet and general profile really tried to bring that NATO vibe up, but a lot of the gear and even the dotted camouflage pattern looked surprisingly much like WW2 German issue. In the 70s they took a major leap towards NATO with the introduction of the all-green Anzug 75 clothing and equipment system closely inspired by the American equivalents, finally letting go of the "old stuff". The Anzug 03 brought the game up to date with some changes in effort to modernize the whole thing. Now the Bundesheer is again moving over to camouflage.
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Anon 05.04.2018 Verified purchase
Alexander H. 19.04.2018 ⚠ Unverified purchase
Perttu T. 27.04.2018 Verified purchase
Edit: Ostin lisää ja sain kahdet aivan iskemättömät koossa 9 ja 10, kahta kokoa siksi että napakammat 9 on kesäkäyttöön ja pikku tarkkaan näpertämiseen ja sit isommat katukäyttöön viileämmillä säillä
Robert K. 29.04.2018 Verified purchase
Erkki N. 30.04.2018 Verified purchase
Dylan S. 03.05.2018 Verified purchase
Nonetheless, I love these and can't wait to use them for all kinds of things! If anything I wish I had gotten two pairs!
Jere P. 07.05.2018 Verified purchase
David F. 09.05.2018 Verified purchase
Joel R. 17.06.2020 Verified purchase
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Edit: Just found a solution. Handwash the gloves with a dishwashing soap, preferably antibac, then air dry (avoid sunlight!). Once it's dry, condition the leather parts but avoid putting some on the nomex parts as it will hinder the fire-retardancy, if its still existent. Still haven't tried to remove dirt on the leather of the wrist part that is nubuck or something suede.
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