Original English Civil War Iron Gauntlet Articulated Finger Reportedly from Oliver Cromwell - Circa 1644 Spade Grip Assembly in defilade

in defilade

Participated in encirclement of Ruhr Pocket

in the Dortmund

capturing the north end of the Nijmegen road bridge

This is a truly lovely officer's pistol with a lovely provenance and plenty of research potential for the collector

Original English Civil War Iron Gauntlet Articulated Finger Reportedly from Oliver Cromwell - Circa 1644 Spade Grip Assembly in defiladeOriginal Item: One of a kind. Fascinating! This really is an articulated finger from an English Civil War iron gauntlet or glove. Constructed of four individual iron lames backed in leather, it rather resembles the outer covering for the thumb rather than a finger. Based on the location and direction of the leather attachments, it is a finger from the outside of the hand, not the middle or ring finger. The finger still bears an old paper label the