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Unknown german gloves ww2, need help

Enigma1938

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Hi there
I found this nice set of german ww2 (30s / 40s) era gloves. Sorry for the bad pictures but they are from ebay, the gloves are still on the way to me. They were relatively cheap so I couldn't resist.
My question is: what type of gloves do I have here. The time era seems to be clear because of the special type of press studs used but are they civil or military? I know german ww2 motorcycle gloves but they look different, the motorcycle ones are mittens without each finger separately (I dunno how the correct term in english is for that kind of gloves).
Do Pilot or someone else have any ideas?

There's a stamp in one of the gloves. I can read "Josef Kammerer and something unreadable".

I can make some more photos when they have arrived if theres interest.

Thanks for watching
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B-Man2

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Hi
I’m really not the guy to offer this info with any certainty but ... they sure look like some period photos of WWII Luftwaffe gloves that I’ve seen . A lot of the gloves used at that time were purchased similar to their jackets, in that they were private purchase items . You could find gloves similar to yours throughout Europe and they were used for a lot of different things to include flying and riding motorcycles . The gauntlets type gloves were used specifically to keep the air from going up the sleeves by overlapping the jacket cuffs .
That’s the best I can offer .

Cheers
 
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Enigma1938

Well-Known Member
Hi
I’m really not the guy to offer this info with any certainty but ... they sure look like some period photos of WWII Luftwaffe gloves that I’ve seen . A lot of the gloves used at that time were purchased similar to their jackets, in that they were private purchase items . You could find gloves similar to yours throughout Europe and they were used for a lot of different things to include flying and riding motorcycles . The gauntlets type gloves were used specifically to keep the air from going up the sleeves by overlapping the jacket cuffs .
That’s the best I can offer .

Cheers


Thank you, I really appreciate your answer.
I also think that a big part of this ww2 used gloves were private purchases.
 

jack31916

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As B-Man already said they look like WW2 period German gloves esspecially the press studs. The man with the knowledge here is probably Pilot

Strange coincidence: I had an almost identical pair of gloves in my watchinglist on a Dutch auctionsite but they were sold in a day or so... If yours were cheap you;ve got yourself a nice pair of gloves anayway.

Good luck with your search.
 

Enigma1938

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As B-Man already said they look like WW2 period German gloves esspecially the press studs. The man with the knowledge here is probably Pilot

Strange coincidence: I had an almost identical pair of gloves in my watchinglist on a Dutch auctionsite but they were sold in a day or so... If yours were cheap you;ve got yourself a nice pair of gloves anayway.

Good luck with your search.

Thank you.
I have learned that such gauntlets were used by Luftwaffe staff who have flown heavier aircrafts like bombers, transportes etc. , Fighter pilots preferred more smaller / shorter gloves for more freedom of movement.
 

Pilot

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Sorry not military, not pre-1945.
Typical GDR ( DDR) motocycle gloves from the 50-60ies.
Studs, strap end, and no second adjustment stud in the strap are clear evidences.
The ink. stamp is not a maker stamp but the owners name and ...
The Luftwaffe had totally different high quality equipment and hence gloves... also for bomber crews.
Sorry if disappointing.
 

Enigma1938

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No disappointment, that's because I ask.
So I guess this second pair of gloves currently for sale on a online auction site are fake? They are similar to mine.

 

Pilot

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Yes! Selling „ Nazi“ items can be a cash cow!
A lot of trash, very little good .
Originals are different.
If I find time ( and the pics in my PC) , I will post some.
Greetings from Kyōto.
 
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Pilot

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Found these on my PC, have several more if interested.
...Bomber long and bomber short..
Issued with quality sharp markings.
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L LBA ( Luftwaffen-Bekleidungs-Amt... ) and Squadron ID from a Recon Squadron of FW200 operating in the North Atlantic searching for convoys and directing U-Boots to them,
Note the straps and adjusting possibilities.
 
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