Sword Gloves.

[Mars Healey]

I picked up some nice goatskin gloves at a horse show. I found them very slick and it made holding the sword very precarious. I no longer use them. It may have just been the way they were cured, so be careful when purchasing them.

I also looked at plated motorcycle gloves. (I use plain deerskin gauntlets, see above.) Some of the guys I work out with have armored motocross gloves that work well. But the black Harley-type biker gauntlets with metal plates/studs didn't look like they would be very functional. And they look hokey too.

[Jason Taylor]

I wasn't thinking of the studded ones. I was thinking more of the ones with the plates on the backs of the fingers, so if you eat iut on the road, ypou don't screw your hands up.

They'd also be safer for grtappling than the full metal plate types you see around from time to time, the medieval style finger guantlets. Plus a heck of a lot cheaper.

[Dave Neeson]

At the club I train at the only time we use wasters is for the training of new recruits. Once you have a combat status it is all blunted steel. Needless to say if you get 1 on the hand you will know it
I use riggers gloves covered in sheepskin and double link heavy mail this works really well and is real easy to make given abit of time and craftyness

[Ken McKenzie]

Has anyone tried fencing gloves? In theory at least they would seem ideal being padded but not bulky enough to be cumbersome.

[Jason Taylor]

Has anyone tried fencing gloves? In theory at least they would seem ideal being padded but not bulky enough to be cumbersome.

THe one I have isn't nearly padded enough for waster work, or sparring for that matter. Also, they tend to come i singles (right or left) so you'd have to buy two separate ones for a hand and a half sword.

They are easy to put on, however.

[Thomas Pancoast]

Anyone else use them?
I have been practice with them while using Blunted steel and Live Steel and I really like the difference. Anyways else try using gloves while you practice?

Sometimes I wear them sometimes I don't. I wear them almost all the time when I spar to avoid hand injury. I also wear a pair of hardware store gloves on occassion when I practice with steel weapons (either blunt or sharp). The gloves seem to rob me of some control over my sword however which is why I do not wear them all the time.

[Jake_Norwood]

Has anyone experimented with motocycle guantlets, the type with the metal plated on the backs of the fingers and the knuckles? I've been thinking about trying those for sparring, to provide a little extra protection for the fingers.

Jason

I use the ICON brand. I love them--they are by far the best sparring/practice gloves I've ever owned, which is a pretty large number.

They're not cheap, so take care of them.

Jake