Pair of gauntlets, ski, all ranks’, Universal pattern, 1954.
White canvas wrist pieces with elastic around lower edge. Centre front is reinforced on inside with a piece of white webbing 5 inches by 1 inch. Grey leather hand pieces with grey leather thumb. Only one finger piece for forefinger, of white canvas. The finger piece can be tucked into a grey leather loop on upper back of hand piece. The finger piece is used to facilitate the firing of a rifle or pistol. When the finger piece is tucked into loop the gauntlets are worn as mittens. At wrist at back, are two straps of 3/4 inch wide white webbing fastened together with a white painted brass slide buckle. Stamped on inside of wrist pieces, the following: Mattinson Bros Stockport 1954 Medium ↑ W ↑ D.