There have been dealers offering C-1 vest gloves, that are lookalikes! Usually M-1949 black leather with black or grey straps, and black meteal buckles. These are not correct for the vest! This artical will help collectors establish the correct gloves for the vest!

FGLOVES, LEATHER  (SHELL)   (1 pr) Stock No. 8300-301285.

GLOVES, WOOL        (INSERT)  (1 pr) Stock No. 8300-301285.

The gloves in the C-1 Vest may or may not be as listed above. In some kits only leather gloves of a different type (without wool inserts) are furnished. It appears that the early prototype vests had two types of gloves, one being the first Type D-3 glove these did not have the wrist adjustment straps. And the other Possibly the Type A-11 Glove with the wrist straps on the bottom.

Some companies that made the D-3-A gloves:

Allexetta Glove Co. made a black glove with green strap and black metal buckle.
Berlin Glove Co. made a dark tan leather glove with a white strap, and black buckle.
Desmoines Glove & Mfg. Co. made a brown pair with green straps and brass buckles with small anchor stamps.
Elmer Little & Sons. made a brown pair with green straps and black metal buckles.
Glovecraft Inc. made a dark tan glove with green straps, and black metal buckle.
Grocetta Brothers Glove Co. made a brown, and black pair with green straps and brass or black buckles.
Illinois Glove Company. made gloves in natural tan leather with the AAF stamp on the top,green straps, with a green plastic buckle,  Most had the usual brown wool inserts with AAF tags marked D-3-A or inserts for both the A-11-A & D-3-A gloves.

Pictured are a near mint pair of D-3-A gloves with matching olive wool liners, the leather gloves are in natural tan leather with the AAF stamp on the top, and green straps, with green plastic buckle, these were made by: Illinois Glove Company, Chicago Ill, 1945. As of April 1, 1944 these gloves cost $2.42 These were placed in pocket # 15

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