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I've been searching for information for the past five or six years on what
kind of gloves that Ein is wearing in the following pics from the digitalized
novel _Phantom of Inferno_. (She also wears them in the three-episode OVA
series, _Phantom: The Animation_ ).

I've noticed that this particular kind of glove is often used by knife
wielders; such as Kuro from the _Fate/Stay Illya_ series, Chloe from _Noir_ ;
Yuna's sprite in the free _SAO:IF_ app; and the Prince character in the manga
_Snow White with the Red Hair_ , just to name a few. I have more pictures that
I can upload if that would aid anyone in recognizing what kind of glove she is
wearing.

I've already tried google searching several images in my research-glove-
comparison folder, but the only thing that comes close would be a middle-loop
finger glove, which lacks the single, solid loop seen in the first and second
images.

To boil this all down: what specific kind of glove is she wearing in the
images below, and _why_ is this particular type of glove -to the point of
synonymous association in my eyes- used by close-combat knife wielders?

  1. First pic is to show what the glove would look like from the view of the palm, and while holding a knife. (in the knifeless hand, you can see the loop part of her other glove)

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ms0ul.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7ms0u.jpg)

  2. Second pic is to give a close-up, side view of the glove.

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sTWUPl.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sTWUP.jpg)

  3. Bottom picture is to show how the glove fits around the middle finger, as also shown in the top picture.

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLfRO.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LLfRO.jpg)

I just desperately want to know what kind of glove she is wearing, so that I
have that small, wonderful tidbit of information to add to what I know about
my favorite, dopamine-fuel-for-my-brain-every-time-I-think-of-her, character.


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What kind of glove is being shown in the following pictures, and why is it nearly always a knife user who wear this style of gloves?


These gloves are called "finger loop sleeved gloves" but are sometimes also
referred to as "(long) Fingerless sleeved gloves".

They more often than not come with no holes at all, or with only a thumb hole.
However, the one in the picture is not unheard of either

The image below comes from an [eBay](https://www.ebay.com/itm/Silver-Costume-
Gloves-Latex-Arm-Warmers-Sleeve-Diamond-Ends-with-Finger-
Loop-M21-/254172866660) search on "sleeved gloves", similar results can be
found on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/BLACK-FISHNET-FINGER-SLEEVE-
GLOVES/dp/B072XFMKMX) as well.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rUtQF.png)


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