{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-matched-pair-of-luftwaffe-lba-marked-canvas-leather-flight-gloves-dated-1940","title":"Original German WWII Matched Pair of Luftwaffe LBA Marked Canvas \u0026 Leather Flight Gloves - Dated 1940","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items: Only One Pair Available. This is a lovely pair of German World War Two Luftwaffe canvas \u0026amp; leather flight gloves \/ mittens, which look to have seen light to moderate use during the war. They feature green canvas exteriors with full grain leather palms, and a woven fuzzy insulated lining in the \"hand\" portion of the gauntlet style mittens. The mittens have separate index fingers, indicating use by the air gunners, who would need to be able to move their trigger finger separately. They feature snap adjustments around the wrist and cuffs for a tighter fit, very important in cold weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no size marking inside the gloves, and they seem to be close to a U.S. \"Large\" or maybe \"Medium\". They both bear the same Luftwaffe Acceptance marking stamped along the interior edge:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL.B.A. (S.) 40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis indicates they were inspected at the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuftwaffebekleidungsamt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Air Force Clothing Office) in Sonneberg, Germany in 1940. This marking is only seen on pre and early war Luftwaffe items. We checked the snaps, and all are marked with \u003cstrong\u003eS. H. B.\u003c\/strong\u003e, a known maker of snaps for WWII Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is moderate wear to the leather of both gloves, with crazing to the straps, but they are both still in great overall condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of the\u003cstrong\u003e matching 1940 Luftwaffe acceptance stamps, green canvas construction, leather palms, separate trigger fingers, insulated lining, period S.H.B. hardware, and matching condition\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this a particularly strong early-war pair of Luftwaffe flying mittens and an excellent addition to a German aviation equipment display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46061585334341,"sku":"ONJR26SERB054","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/A3F8A614-E8B1-472D-A6C3-7CB1EFA48C9F.jpg?v=1792440298","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-matched-pair-of-luftwaffe-lba-marked-canvas-leather-flight-gloves-dated-1940","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}