Rainbow Six "Operator" Photo

[Vanguard.45]

Soooo, I am sure most people remember this photo from the cover of the first Rainbow Six video game:



Can anyone figure out what gloves or goggles the guy is wearing, or something equivalent?

Are those just skiing goggles or something? Anyone making these types of gloves that cover the wrist anymore?

Thanks.

Vanguard.45

 

[Wolfhound]

Those look like black nomex flight gloves to me.

Nomex Flight Gloves

Army Surplus World has nomex flight gloves. These nomex flight gloves are gauntlet style and used by military Pilots. Manufactured to the US Department of Defense specification MIL-DTL-81188C. The nomex flight gloves are great for use in the cockpit as well as in combat on the ground.

www.armysurplusworld.com

 

[printcraft]

Looks like Oakley ski goggles.

 

[Vanguard.45]

I think you guys are right on both counts. I know the guy in the photo was just a VP of Sales at HK at the time. Not sure if the gear he was sporting would have been in actual use back in the early 90's by SWAT or other types of "operators?" What do you all think?

 

[Mij]

you asked

 

[Vanguard.45]

you asked

Does that imply they would not have used such gear back then? If not those types of gloves or eyepro, what were they using back then? Anyone recall the gear from back then?

 

[2tonic]

I would think they'd be wearing rappelling gloves and something with full mag pouches.

 

[Creedmoor]

Carl Fadden a saleman with HK then, when shooting a Pagan motorcyclist wore streetwear and used a Ruger AC556.

 

[Wolfhound]

When I look at that photo I think SAS (or maybe mall ninja). Not sure if that was what he was going for or not. Kit has come a long way in the past 30 years. I mean Delta was wearing black skateboard helmets with zero ballistic value back then. Seals were wearing boonie hats.

 

[jsx1043]

This was even still the hotness when I got on SWAT in 2003. I still have my Oakley goggles. They were used then for dust and debris rather than ballistic protection that we saw being implemented in OEF/OEF/GWOT.

 

[Mij]

Does that imply they would not have used such gear back then? If not those types of gloves or eyepro, what were they using back then? Anyone recall the gear from back then?

No! Didn’t mean to make an implication. It means what Wolfhound suggested, mall ninja or some dude wannabe larping around the woods.

Guess I’m a fudd

”We” didn’t have any gloves, or goggles, or sidearm, if some did they stole it from an officer or it was sent from home. Our headgear was a steel pot with a Kevlar liner, or a boonie hat or a ball cap.

Back then? Back when? There’s a lot of back. Sorry working on my second cup, up late watching fb game.

 

[Creedmoor]

No! Didn’t mean to make an implication. It means what Wolfhound suggested, mall ninja or some dude wannabe larping around the woods.

Guess I’m a fudd

”We” didn’t have any gloves, or goggles, or sidearm, if some did they stole it from an officer or it was sent from home. Our headgear was a steel pot with a Kevlar liner, or a boonie hat or a ball cap.

Back then? Back when? There’s a lot of back. Sorry working on my second cup, up late watching fb game.

Wait.... Kevlar liner....
You run point, or were you a Senators son?

 

[Mij]

Wait.... Kevlar liner....
You run point, or were you a Senators son?

 

[WebSnyper]

Back then? Back when? There’s a lot of back. Sorry working on my second cup, up late watching fb game.

He asked about when the first Rainbow Six game came out, as that picture was from the cover.

In case you are not familiar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six

 

[Gabriel]

This was even still the hotness when I got on SWAT in 2003. I still have my Oakley goggles. They were used then for dust and debris rather than ballistic protection that we saw being implemented in OEF/OEF/GWOT.

We still used those stupid black vests with the snaps in 2004, but didn't use goggles. I think those vests are still at the PD in storage.

 

[jsx1043]

We still used those stupid black vests with the snaps in 2004, but didn't use goggles. I think those vests are still at the PD in storage.

Oof yeah, the turtle vests. Those were rough.

 

[Usmccookie]

Nomes flight gloves got maybe a dozen pairs leftover from my flying days.. jungle and desert.

 

[Mij]

He asked about when the first Rainbow Six game came out, as that picture was from the cover.

In case you are not familiar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six

Thanks, yep totally unaware.

Video games,

No disrespect intended, but I’ve never played a video game. Glad someone is making money, just not my cup of tea.

And the back then reference, it came out in 99, that was yesterday.

 

[foszoe]

Oof yeah, the turtle vests. Those were rough.

I've always wondered where you buy that underwear...