Looking into finger gauntlets

[corrwyn]

Hey There,
I'm looking to buy a set of hourglass finger gauntlets after the first of the year but I have some questions.

First off, have you used them? If So how did they work for you?

Secondly, can you recommend an armourer?

Thanks,
Corrwyn

[Wulfgar]

I lovesd the look and the dexterity of finger gauntlets but I'm a bit soft when it comes to getting hit in the hands and I have a bad habbit of leaving my hands in the way so I decided finger gauntlets were not for me.

The only pair I tried that I would consider would be dark heart armoury.

[Angusm0628]

I have a pair of Moore's finger gauntlets, I love them. Lots of folks don't like them as the fingers are simply padded and do not ground on the rattan.
Jackie at Shamrock makes a nice pair of grounding finger gauntlets. Dark heart as well as Luther Anshelm Knitebee and several others.

[Luther Anshelm]

I make finger gauntlets and have a few pair in the works.

[Oscad]

I like the idea of grounded fingers, but I have yet to find a set that didn't force my fingers apart. I would love to find a pair otherwise.

[Luther Anshelm]

I've always wanted to have a pet bigfoot.

[Patrick]

Hahaha! That's great!

Seriously, we all wish for the magic armor that protects perfectly and never gets in our way. Doesn't exist. The best we can do is always going to be a compromise.

-Patrick

[Murdock]

Brian had some in stock not long ago

look up chivalry bookshelf/revival us.


I made 1 set so far


it kinda sucked

[Heath B fraychef]

i love my finger gauntlets.
ii find the trade off for dexterity is well worth the price in defensive protection.
keep in mind you can always get a pair of finger bucklers/finger shields to wear over the gauntlets.
personally i never liked not being able to splay my fingers while working with a pole weapon.
mine came as a kit from whonew and they do not ground on the rattan but so far the shots i have taken have been just fine.

[mrks]

hi

I have spent the last year researching functional finger gauntlets design. here a few thougths on finger gauntlet design... they are pretty complicated to figure out.

finger splay is the least with nongrounding gauntlets.
your fingers clamp together under the plates that ride over your fingers.
they are actually pretty protective as long as you are not blocking full strength shots with greatweapons or from hulking dukes

long single finger plates offer the 2nd least finger splay as there are now two plates between your fingers. the spread of the fingers depends on how well they are fitted to your hands. if there is wiggle room in the ring finger and middle finger pieces then the splay is much more noticeable.

this type of simple finger protection fit is different and takes a bit to get used to. I used nongrounding plate finger gauntlets during my spear fighting career( fought sword and board for a few years until my ACL was shredded at estrella and now am fighting spear again due to it being safer)

It took a while to get used to the different feel of grounding fingers. they are still comfortable but feel blocky/chunky as the single plates are not as form fitting. all I can say on this it has its own fit sensory wise.

articulated grounding finger tips with grounding knuckle pieces and an articulated rider plate in between should have a similar splay as long single piece fingers if the fit is tight. the knuckle plate has to might have to be strengthened by adding a light curve to it either by design or by dishing method. this increases splay.

articulating grounding fingertips, grounded center gadling and grounded knuckle piece would be the cadillac of protection but would have double the splay of the types that have a single plate between the fingers.

for those needing no finger splay you have the choice of less protective nongrounding plates or mitten gauntlets or some finger splay with grounding fingers. it all depends on how often you get hit in the hands.

fit wise the pinky and pointer fingers fit is not as critical because the extra space moves the the outside of the fingers as your hands clamp together. the thumb tip can be as wide as the armourer wants to make it because it is not noticeable fit wise.

in all cases the your fingers should stick out a little below grounding fingers plate types because if they dont then the metal will drag on the weapon and scuff/scratch it up.

I have looked at many different makers finger gauntlets and they all are different styles and functionality.

would be fun to make a thread with all the different armourers finger gauntlets pictures posted in one long thread.

[Godric of Castlemont]

I love my finger gauntlets, I don't know that I could ever go back to full mitten gauntlets. Having said that, I do not recommend finger gauntlets for my new fighters. Finger gauntlets are not as safe as mitten gauntlets but the trade off in flexibility and "hide-ability" (I do a Saxon kit) is well worth it for me. A lot of fighters block with their hands while fighting, if you switch to finger gauntlets you will probably need to refine your blocking style to account for the lack of grounding with finger gauntlets.