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PATTERN 1938 RIDING GLOVES
– EXCELLENT IN LIKE NEW UNISSUED CONDITION – QMC & MAKER
MARKED: One
of the US Cavalry accessories that simply didn’t
survive, and certainly not in this unissued condition,
these Pattern 1938 Riding Gloves were standard issue to
all mounted soldiers, and were the last of the army’s
effort to provide the cavalry troopers with hand
protection. The gauntlets issued during the Indian War
era and the first few years of the 20th
Century were discontinued with the issued of “riding
gloves” beginning in 1904. The style and pattern of the
riding gloves evolved through several patterns during
the first four decades of the century, but they all
shared one design feature – that of the omission of the
stiff oversized cuff of the previously issued
gauntlets.
This pair is literally is
like new, unissued condition, recently found in a local
estate sale. The photographs below speak for themselves
- the only addition I can offer is that they show no
evidence of ever having been worn. The inside of each
glove is ink stamped with the Quartermaster Corps
information, the size, and the manufacturer’s name – the
Speare Glove Company. The company was located at 40 E.
Pine Street in Gloversville, New York and is listed in
that city’s directory published in 1930. Its is
interesting to note that Gloversville, and the
neighboring Johnstown, both located in the Adirondack
Mountain area of New York, were home to numerous
glove manufacturing firms at one time.
While these gloves date
from the later days of the US Cavalry, for those who
appreciate the service of our mounted soldiers on the
eve of the United States’ entry into World War Two, this
is rare opportunity to add a very special piece to your
collection.
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