>>514224347
Your theory fits the evidence best.

>>514224498
>knitting the fucking fingers
There is no evidence Romans had gloves with individual fingers that is a much later technology that smoothbrains assume was around then. Oh and that also completely disregards the massive size variations with some being so small they could barely make gloves for an infant.

Pic shows the swing out trigger guard of an M16/AR15 because even in the 1950s it was expected a soldier would be using mittens.