French wool/leather gloves, surplus

I must have ordered one of the last pairs and now they may never come back. Thats a shame because these are ridiculously well crafted and the nicest quality gloves i have ever owned...no i never went out of my way to buy expensive/fancy gloves. Im a working man and dress accordingly. For $15 when i got these dec 2020 i was taken aback when i received them....made in 1979, wool on top and inside, except thumb, deep rich perfectly stitched brown leather, very classy finger assembly that ive never seen before, fits very well on my medium size hands, probably right at size 9, not to thin or thick either. A perfect driving, walking, or light duty glove for perhaps down to 30s temperatures. They are way to nice for me to shred quickly doing hard work activities. Overall i can tell great attention and detail went into assembling these gloves. My one issue is one thumbs leather is noticeably thinner than the other thumb. If varusteleka stays out of stock then search the net and get some for yourself, you won't regret it. These to me scream blue collar militant dude classing it up just a smidge. For glove prep i soaked them twice for a couple hours in hot water....wore til mostly dry for form...then covered every portion of leather liberally with mink oil paste and finally let cure a few days....big difference. Hope this helps and awesome service for a first time purchaser...my package got to atlanta ga usa in 6 days....great job and love the site guys.

Lovely gloves - smart & well made. Mine are dated 1979 but are effectively brand new. I'm a size 9 & these are a good fit. They smell at the moment & need breaking in but I'm sure that a bit of use will sort out both. One small gripe is that the thumbs are unlined so they are probably autumn rather than full winter wear. My father picked up an original US pair in Sicily in 1943 (basically the same) & wore them for the rest of his life. I'll be happy if these last half that long. Good service from Varustelek as well.

Got my pair brand spanking new (well, made in 79 but unissued), even smells new! Pretty sure mine was the first pair of hands in them and its a solid fit, size 9-10 seems accurate. Amazing quality really for the price, 40 years in storage doesn't really show at all.