Nokona Classic Walnut Series: WB1200C (AMG1200WCW)
Features
Premium Walnut Tanned Cowhide
12.00 Inch Pattern
Open Back with Shearling
Fully Closed Web
Index Finger Platform
Contemporary Styling
Free Shipping
Utility Model
Made in the U.S.A.
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 33 Customer Reviews
Pros: nice glove
Cons: to much of a price
Pros: brakes in fast and catches ball well
Cons:
Pros: Beautiful glove. Appears to be everything I hoped it would be. Great quality and craftsmanship. Just played catch with my sons for the first time. Can't wait to get it fully broken in and a nice pocket.
Cons: Don't see any yet.
Pros: Good pop when catching a ball. Good mold to the hand
Cons: None, great glove!
Pros: This glove is great!Its got the best pop when you catch the ball too.It breaks in fast for a nokona. This is the best glove i've ever owned!
Cons: Since it is a Nokona break in is slow but this glove breaks in fastre than all the Nokonas i've used.
Pros: The glove is great. It has the feel and the texture of a super expensive glove. zi would recommend it to anyone. Way better than Rawlings. NOkona is the way to go.
Cons: None.
Pros: Great glove, my son loves it
Cons: little stiff , requires alot of break in time..
Pros: vary nice pocket i play highschool ball and play center feild its well suted for the position
Cons: took a while to break in
Pros: Best feeling glove out there.. I even have a couple pro issues and a couple other Nokonas, but this 12in Walnut still feels the best.. 5 stars *****
Cons: Yet to find one.. Look, if you're looking at this glove and considering it, go for it.. Great high end glove without the 300.00+ price tag..
Pros: Sold my old Nokona I bought back in the 90' on e-bay for $150 and bought this new one. Love the way it feels and looks that kills. Nokona is the best...all the others are imported junk.
Cons: Hard and stiff at first but when broken in it fits like it was custom made.
Pros: This is a fantstic glove! I bought it last year and its been the best glove I have ever owned. Truely a great glove.
Cons: Its a little hard to break in.
Pros: Made in USA, Long lasting feel does not turn into a dish rag after extremely large amount of use. Looks unique you won't mistake it for another glove. The price helps you to not forget it at the field. The weight of it screams quality and I assure you after lengthy break in U W LUV
Cons: Lengthy break in but well worth it.
Pros: This is a great glove. It has a nice pocket, and has great pop. Sturdy leather and very comfortable as well. Great choice.
Cons: Takes a little time to break in but it's worth it.
Pros: Great leather quality. After about a week of practice it was broken in. When it isn't being used, the leather naturally stiffens up, resulting in the glove not getting too floppy. Has a great feel to it.
Cons: kind of a "tweener" glove. On the bigger side for an infielder's glove, but too small for an outfielder's glove.
Pros: Excellent quality leather and workmanship, american made.
Cons: Takes some to break-in. Buy the conditioner.
Pros: This glove is everything I hoped it would be! Wonderful craftsmanship, sturdy, and great looking too! It will be the last glove I will ever need!!!
Cons: Stiff to start with, but not much of a con!! Will break in nicely.
Pros: Got this glove a few years ago and I must say it is THE best glove I've ever had. The fit is unbelievable and feels like its not even on your hand. This is a must get.
Cons:
Pros: This glove works as soon as you get it. It's a bit stiff, but useable. The feel is quality. Dont hesitate to buy it. I'm glad I did.
Cons: None, it's worth the cost
Pros: The glove is great! It breaks in fast and feels really durable.
Cons: The pocket is a little weak on the outside.
Pros: Great glove, this was our 1st Nokona. MADE in USA is the reason we purchased this glove. Trust me is is a great American product. Very very well made!
Cons: A little stiffer than what we thought it would be, but that just gives you a chance to throw more and break it in.
Pros: Great pocket, breaks in quick, soft leather. Great softball glove.
Cons: Pocket seems almost too big for baseball.
Pros: Just got this glove. Oiled it up a bit played catch used the mallet. It's not even broken-in yet and it's already amazing. It molds to your hand and feels amazing.
Cons: A little stiff, but that's what I wanted! If you are thinking about getting this, it's worth it.
Pros: Just got my glove today and all I can say is wow! This is the best glove I've ever had on my hand. You can feel the top quality of the leather instantly. This blows all that Chinese stuff away. The glove is brand new and needs a lot of breaking in, yet it already pulls the ball into the pocket like a magnet. Worth every penny. As far as the 12" size, I'm very pleased, good all around size.
Cons: Not enough choices for lefties. The infield wasn't set up for lefties but we still like to have some more choices.
Pros: Has great pop when catching the ball and molds into your hand and doesn't get flabby!
Cons: A little tough to break in
Pros: Like always, Nokonas like this one are made with great feeling leather. Although a quick break-in can mean poor leather quality, that is not the case with Nokona's CW series. These are just fantastic ball gloves. I'll never buy anything but Nokona ever again.
Cons: If you're one of those weirdos that likes rock-hard gloves (and I know you're out there), I'd stay away from the CWs and go with a different Nokona leather choice.
Pros: Great utility glove. This glove just feels like quality on your hand. Really stiff at first like any quality glove should be. The leather is amazing. You can tell this glove will last you many seasons.
Cons: Takes a while to break in but that's expected.
Pros: This glove was purchased for my son. Nokona gloves are the highest quality and my son absolutely loves his new glove.
Cons: A little stiff when it first arrives but after a few times playing catch it works in real nice.
Pros: excellent quality. i bought the glove for my son, but once it was broke in, i am contemplating buying one for me. He loves it, and i do also when i use it. you can feel the ball with detail, can get the ball out quick, has a nice pocket. would buy it again.
Cons: man.. .this think takes awhile to break in. I think we NLT'd it 5 times, and used it alot for 2 weeks. its good now.
Pros: Best looking glove-I love the open back-very sturdy-great service. Pocket is huge for a 12 inch glove.
Cons: Because of quality of leather it's a little hard to break in.
Pros: Once this glove is broken in, it is the holy grail of all baseball gloves. This glove fits your hand like memory foam, and feels great. When you catch a ball, you will have great feel.
Cons: Mine took very, very long to break in. This was the only part that I didn't like.
Pros: I've had mine for about two months now. Wow! This is so much better quality than the wilsons and rawlings I have had before. This will be my 8 year old grandson's glove when he is big enough for it-and with the qualityof the leather could be his son's also some day.
Cons: I didn't have anyone to play catch with for a while-broke in just fine with mallet and wrapping it.
Pros: A very substantial, well made glove with excellent padding in palm. Breaks in nicely and becomes very comfortable within 2 weeks of use. I applied a small amount of oil to the pocket only and it worked great. Nice pop. Def. worth the money.
Cons: Runs small. A bit on the heavy side, which I like, but some may not.
Pros: Good pop feels good great for 3rd and pitching broke in good when bought
Cons: The inside is kinda rough and can cut your hand
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About the Brand
Joe Phillips writes about his visit to Nokona. It was like sitting in at the plantation party in Gone with the Wind or maybe gazing from the grandstand at the “Field of Dreams” while the Black Sox players tried to work out their idled muscle kinks. And, I was gently reminded by the lines in that movie while I dug into a delicious plate of North Texas barbecue: “threshing crews eating at outdoor tables. It continually reminds us of what once was, like an Indian-head penny in a handful of new coins. . . You talk a good dream.” And here I was. . . graciously invited into this magical and charming “Field of Glove-Making Dreams” in former Comanche Indian land at Nocona, Texas. It was a warm August evening, basked in a golden harvest moon, while friends and the Nokona family paid its kindly southern regards to two of their own and two of America’s finest but relatively obscure glove makers, Bobby Storey and Elvin Ray “Ab” Lemons. You see, the pair had just completed fifty years of time-honored employment with Nocona Athletic Goods, the last of the all-American made ball glove company's. The occasion brought echoes of past successes and human contentment, but in Nocona today you still experience much the same American texture of yesterday and perhaps a glimpse into tomorrow as well.
The two stately gentlemen were being honored in a way that could have taken place in the same manner when they first reported for full-time work at Nokona, in 1952, or back even earlier, in 1933 when the company started making sports equipment. During a brief and informal presentation at the celebration, Nokona’s new sales manager called the two glove makers “Legends - because that’s what their ball gloves stood for, American know-how and pride taken in a best-made product.”
A man of few words but a marveled craftsman who could literally conjure a sows ear into a playable baseball mitt, Mr. Lemons got up and fondly recalled the several men he worked with through his half-century and of the training that had been passed along to him from his old bosses.
His counter part and just as talented, Bobby Storey, had filled in at just about every job at Nokona. Bobby, the son of the sporting goods founder, R.E. “Bob” Storey had most recently served as president and now chairman of the board of Nokona. Though past retirement age like Mr. Lemons, he’s now serving at one of his favorite roles, that of ball glove designer.
At a time for employment in this country when five years is considered a long tenure with the same company, Ab and Bobby are not even the first to complete a half-century journey with Nocona Athletics. The now deceased Jewell Brickey, hit that milestone in 1993, after joining the company during World War II. That’s the kind of devotion that employees forge into this glove-making outfit. A devoted and sustained tenure here is not rare. Last year the company advertising, displayed along with Storey and Lemons, three other employees who had garnered 40 years with Nokona, Warren Clary, Bud Meekins, and Melvin Weedin.“
I don’t have to tell you that the one constant through all the years has been baseball”, wrote W.P. Kinsella. And the most constant of ball glove makers has been Nokona, and the men and women there who keep alive the tradition of American craftsmanship of ball glove making. The spirit of glove-making is still alive and well in Nocona, Texas.
Glove Properties
Glove Type | Baseball |
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Position | Third Base Outfield Pitcher Infield |
Size | 12.00 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Nokona |
Web Type | Fully Closed |
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