Old Faithful - Nokona AMG 400
Brian sent us his Nokona AMG 400 with a note that said "Old faithful just needs a little TLC."
A glove with a nickname has been somewhere. It has fielded things, missed things, caught things that mattered. Old Faithful is a 14-inch Nokona AMG 400 — AMG stands for American Made Glove, a designation Nokona put right in the model name around 1980, when every other American glove company was moving manufacturing overseas.
Nokona stayed in Nocona, Texas. They're still there. The AMG 400 is built from top-grain steerhide, laced by hand, made to last decades with proper care.
Brian requested red lace. This wasn't just a repair — it was a refresh. Old Faithful is getting a second chapter.
Founded in 1926 in cattle country Texas, Nokona stayed in Nocona when every other major American glove maker left. The full story — the WWII contract, the 1960s refusal, and why AMG appeared in the name in 1980.
Read the full story →Top-grain steerhide, American tanning, and what forty years of restoration teaches you about why the leather inside a well-made Nokona is a different thing entirely from what's being made today.
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Brian's glove needed both reconditioning and new lace. Here's how to know what yours needs before you send it in.
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