SoCal Swords

HF Armory Black Knight Mitten Gloves

$260

Only 3 pieces in stock!

The "new hotness" in the HEMA scene right now. Everyone is talking about them for good reason. These offer great mobility and protection with an extremely durable design. These are a fantastic upgrade to your old clamshell/mitten gauntlets, and will last you for years to come. Keep in mind that they do break in, allowing for more dexterity the more you train with them.

Here is the sizing chart from HF. Note that they do not actually produce a Medium and Large separately, they produce a M/L, despite what the chart shows.

Hand with tape measure wrapped around the palm as well as chart of sizes.

Customer Reviews

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XS Gloves

I usually can't find gloves in my size, let alone armor, so I was thrilled to find that the Black Knight gloves come in extra small! They fit well, feel sturdy, and have held up well in class so far. I definitely recommend them for folks with small hands.

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Natalie DeBehnke
HF Armory Black Knight Mitten Gloves

Good quality gloves, comfortable and still maneuverable despite the unavoidable normal movement limitations that come with using these kinds of heavy gloves. I prefer these and three fingered styles over five fingered ones for safety, worth the protection specifically for longsword. Checkout was neat, shipping was timely, and I got stickers!

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Tom Matthews
HF Armory Clamshell Gloves

Good quality and great protection and coverage. They are also very light compared to SPES heavy gloves. The only minor criticism is that the wrist protection is a cuff that is a single piece of plastic. I'm noticing some limited movement with my left wrist due to this, but it would be very easy to trim the cuff a little bit. The thumb protection is very good without being bulky or overbuilt. Overall, I'm very happy with the gloves, and I'm always impressed with SoCal Swords great customer service.

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Logan Sprtel

HF Armory Black Knight Mitten Gloves

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Lex
XS Excellent Hand Protection!

Heavy HEMA gloves that actually fit a small female fencer!!!

I've been searching for years for hard shell hand protection that fits - these XS gloves are great! There's a little bit of wiggle room in the glove, not too much, not too little, and the width is narrow enough that I don't feel like they'll change my grip a lot. It's only taken two weeks for me to get used to them enough to ignore that they're there when sparring.

The thumbs are super protective but not too bulky. The panels and rivets lay in a way that should prevent shearing or thrust damage to the glove. The wrist protection is long enough to cover the gap between glove and gambeson/forearm protection without getting in the way. There's a twill tape ribbon inside the glove that sits in your fingers for extra grip security in closing the glove which is super nice. It'll need to soften a bit with wear, and I'll probably build some callouses, but that's fine with me because of the confidence it gives in control of the gloves. There is some elastic cord to adjust the fit around the wrist as desired, but I didn't have to adjust it at all, just unbox and they're ready to go!

If you're tired of almost breaking your fingers or not having enough wrist protection or using gloves that don't quite fit right, and you have smaller hands - look no further than these HF Armory Black Knight Mittens!

They shipped out quick and are worth every penny.