Got a Real World Weapons or Armour Question? Mk X

[Maclav]

I would be interested in any examples of armoured gauntlets that did not interfere with manual dexterity, though.

All gloves and gauntlets of course interfere somewhat with dexterity. Properly fit, properly made gauntlets are incredibly light, even delicate feeling and don't actually weight that much or hinder finger or hand movement much at all. They were designed to do their job with the absolute minimum impact to the wearer (just like all armour).

However most gauntlet recreations are heavy, clunky garbage that the wearer is constantly fighting against (again, just like most recreation armour!).