Overmittens/handling mittens anti gas

These overmittens were issued to provide increase protection over the relatively flimsy cotton gloves. The mitten encloses all the fingers except the forefinger meaning that they can still be used to shoot with (although must have been interesting to try!) they also allow for grip and increased protection when working with either rubber or the oiled cotton glove. They were issued to both military and civilians units who wore the gas suit (normally decontamination teams). Genuine item, not repro and in unissued condition.

Photo shows representative stock only.