Austrian Wool Mittens with Trigger Finger, Surplus

When it comes to protecting your fingers from the cold, mittens are hard to beat because having all the fingers in one compartment is a more effective and lightweight solution. But mittens are also called No-Can-Doos because the most delicate tools you can use while wearing them are a PKM and a shovel. Here's the solution: mittens with a trigger finger!

Adding a trigger finger to ordinary mittens allows you to use the index finger not only for shooting but cycling and other outdoor activities as well. Civilian manufacturers make lobster gloves with a similar idea but these army versions separate just one finger for one obvious reason. (Picking your nose.) These are plain mittens that work especially well as a liner under a dedicated shell mitten but also on their own.

Pro tip: if your index finger gets cold and lonely, it's allowed to visit the other fingers for warmth. Once it's warm again, it'll be warm for a good while on its own.

Invented in the 1940s or earlier, this kind of mittens have been adopted by many countries' armed forces: The United States, Sweden, Finland, and Switzerland to name just a few we have sold over the years. This time, we have an Austrian version available and it delivers as expected.

The material is either 100% wool or 85% wool and 15% polyester. Machine wash cold with a wool program and we recommend doing it before use.

Size info

Made in three sizes: Gr. 1 is Small, Gr. 2 is Medium, and Gr. 3 is Large. The various sizes have a matching number of stripes knitted on the inside.

Condition

These have been used by the Austrian Bundesheer. The condition is good as you would expect from a liner glove worn by civilized users. The manufacturing dates vary from the '80s all the way to the 2000s.