I have this pair of RA loader gloves,but i have never seen a period photo of them where they are being worn.So if anyone can help me with that it would be much appreciated.
Patrick Can only find a US Pic RA 39-45 Did'nt usualy bother with them (Med+Heavy Regts), only for Dress Shoots (demos) or if it was very cold. They liked to have hard,caloused hands a bit like Builders do. Think the German Gunners liked to use them though. No H+S then. A great find though! Rob. Gun crew of D Battery, 208th Coast Artillery (AA) firing their 3-inch gun at Dobodura, New Guinea in May 1943.Breech end of an M3 gun somewhere in the tropical Pacific. Uniform of the day: boxers, helmet and work gloves.
Thank you very much Rob for the photo and info.Do you think that the RA museum perhaps has some photographic evidence these ever been worn in battle??