BW leather gloves, surplus

got mine earlier this week, I'd rate them an 85% in terms of "newness". They are obv. a real quality product; both the leather and the stitching are really top notch. luckily mine are quite charcoal-greyish and not that bright grey as on the pics here... the gloves are an absolute no brainer for the price. Will prob. order more since I could confirm size/fit (the only thing that held me off buying 2 or 3 pairs in the first place). I put them on, washed my hands with the gloves on with plenty of soap a total of 3 times, turned them inside out and did the same ... lots of yucky-water running off ;-) ... then dried them between old newspapers overnight and applied the next day a 50:50 mix of horse-grease and pure lanoline ... they turned out really like a second skin, esp. in terms of smoothness. Lots of life in them edit to add: made in 11/99 ... so roughly 20 years old 3 YEARS UPDATE: SOLID 5 STAR PRODUCT !!!!! - I still have the original pair size 9 ... they conformed nicely to my anatomy - I have used them quite a lot (gentle use, not for working in the garden ;-) - and they are pretty much in the same state as they were when I got them ... so the quality is nice and high - and the stitching is rock-solid! Expect that you can easily get 5-10+ years worth of gentlemen's usage out of those gloves - found that they were again available in feb-2023 and got a size 9.5 (half size bigger) and got an issued, but un-used pair in 98% condition. More on the nazi-greyish side than I care and way older than the other pair (these ones are from 1981), but to the same high leather quality and craftsmanship ... Crazy good stuff, here ... 40 years old but soft and supple as a baby's ass... I am going to condition them up just to keep the leather from drying out - and we are good to go, again (expect an update around 2029 from me ;-)! ohh... doble -kudos to V'leka : same price in 2023 as in 2020 ... that is pretty unheard!

Excellent fit and quality. They are obviously chrome-tanned, but if that doesn’t bother you, get these.

Wow! Did these surprise me. Leather gloves for this price?, I thought. They can't be in any perfect condition. That's perfect fit me! I need some gloves for lightweight work around the camp that won't melt when I touch a hot pot (yeah, happened before). I ordered a pair... They came in such perfect condition and so nice, that now I'm wearing them with my Sunday coat instead. Now I need to find me some other lightweight leather camp gloves. Damn you, Varusteleka! Your stuff is just too good!