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Nokona - Especially Buckleback if available
Posted:
June 1st, 2006, 4:16 pmby Bleacher Bum
I have just started collecting vintage baseball gloves, balls, bats, etc. I am really interested in Nokona gloves. VintageBrett has indicated that he may have seen a buckleback Nokona, however I am having trouble finding any. If you see one or have one, please let me know.
Thanks!
Posted:
June 1st, 2006, 5:38 pmby vintagebrett
I"m pretty sure we saw a left handed buckleback fielders glove made by Nokona at some point but I"m not positive. Dad, didn't Don M. have one that he found???
Posted:
June 1st, 2006, 7:18 pmby MVALZ
I have a very nice Nokona J111 available. Its a Ray Moore Professional Model. Buttery soft 'Genuine Cowhide'. Very clean with silver remaining, original laces and a mint lining. LHT. Let me know if you need pics 
Posted:
June 2nd, 2006, 6:37 amby Bleacher Bum
Thank you for the replies thus far. I actually have a Ray Moore J111 in really nice shape (RHT). I believe it has the original laces as well. Please continue to let keep me informed of what out there. I appreciate it!!!
Brad
Posted:
September 13th, 2006, 8:25 amby THELUCKYDOGKIND
Hello, there are two buckleback Nokona gloves on Ebay now. one catchers mitt and one fielders glove.
tough finds
Posted:
September 13th, 2006, 9:12 amby softball66
I have the impression that Nocona didn't produce very many buckleback gloves. Definitely very rare. I've maybe heard of four or five. They went to button straps almost predominantly in the 1930s after Mr. Hartman arrived to set up glove production.
Friend here has a G1 Nokona but it's late 1930s with twin tunnel web.
However, I think it's got to be the first (G1) pattern that Mr. Hartman came up with just with modifications for this later model.
Nokona buckle back BM72
Posted:
September 13th, 2006, 7:22 pmby crackofthebat
I have a Nokona BM72 that is a buckle back first base mitt. It's the only buckle back Nokona that I can remember seeing, but after 17 years I have seen a lot of gloves and can't remember everyone! If you would like me to email some pictures to you let me know.
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September 13th, 2006, 11:17 pmby BretMan
Well thanks a lot, Lucky Dog Kind!
I saw those buckleback Nokona's earlier today and was hoping that no one else would bid on those auctions!
(Just kidding- I really did see them, but most of the guys on this board probably have already seen them, too
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September 15th, 2006, 10:20 amby Bleacher Bum
Yes, thank you Lucky Dog Kind. I appreciate you pointing those gloves out.
I believe I was bidding against Crack of the Bat for the buckle-back first base Nokona on eBay. It looked like a beautiful glove and a nice pick up.
Keep me informed as they become available!
Bleacher Bum