"artillery drivers with gauntlets" Topic
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| maciek72 | 11 Apr 2015 11:50 p.m. PST |
Keith Rocco shows artillery driver in gaunlets.
Is this correct ?
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 Dye4minis  | 12 Apr 2015 2:50 a.m. PST |
Of course! It's not a "fashion statement", it is one of practicality. Gloves and/or gauntlets makes it easier to retain a grip on the reins, handle heavy wooden chests, trails, move fallen branches, etc. without injuring the hands. |
| HistoryPhD | 12 Apr 2015 7:58 a.m. PST |
It's the same reason present-day construction workers often wear work gloves |
| d effinger | 12 Apr 2015 12:20 p.m. PST |
Yes, it is 'correct' but… in actual practice, no. Gloves wear out fast in the service and getting replacements was often an issue. Don |
| von Winterfeldt | 17 Jun 2015 6:11 a.m. PST |
there are quite a lot contemporary pictures showing them without – at least Napoleonic period |
| John the Greater | 17 Jun 2015 9:50 a.m. PST |
If the picture is of a driver at the Battle of the Wilderness then that might be OK. Remember, they were a week into the campaign. Stuff wore out pretty quickly, however. |
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