Nokona Classic Walnut 13.5" Softball Glove: WS-1350C
Features
13.50 Inch Pattern
Softball Specific Pattern
Fully Closed Web
Some Break-In Required
Free Shipping!
Classic Walnut Crunch Leather - Stability, Flexibility, and Durability
Closed Back with Pull Strap Adjustable Wrist
Made in the USA - Since 1934 (Nocona, TX)
Large Pocket
One (1) Year Manufacturer's Warranty
Weight: Approx. 800 g
Description
For over 80 years, Nokona has built its reputation on producing dependable, timeless ball glove designs right here in the USA, and the one line that has been most responsible for establishing their place in history has been the Classic Walnut Series. Each glove is crafted from their proprietary Walnut Crunch Leather that provides great stability and flexibility with a unique "Crunch" look. Once this glove is worked-in, you'll have a soft and supple design that remains sturdy for a very long time. This classic has been updated with a new look that highlights the gloves' modern features while paying tribute to Nokona's long-standing baseball heritage. Nokona has been making their product in Nocona, Texas since 1934 where the people have dedicated their lives to providing the highest quality ball glove for players that demand excellence. This is their legacy.
Pick yours up today with Fast, Free Shipping and a 100 Day Glove Assurance. Nokona: America's Pastime. American Made.
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 16 Customer Reviews
Pros: durable stiff leather, smells great, big pocket
Cons: 13.5 is great for the outfield and a bit too big for an all around player. I would recommend getting the buckaroo series, just a little softer and game ready
Pros: stiff durable leather, smells great, big pocket, best 13.5inch I have felt.
Cons: 13.5inch great for the outfield but will find if difficult for all the field positions. love the stiff leather but if you want more game ready get the buckaroo
Pros: American Made!! Top quality-very durable so it should last forever.
Cons: Plan on working hard to break it in. This glove seems much larger than cheaper 13 inch gloves.
Pros: Great Glove Made in USA,the way it should be. I have had mine 10 years now,glove is still in great shape. There is none better.Mine is the 14" model.
Cons: A little hard to break in, but well worth the effort
Pros: Awesome leather, strong, durable, won't take long to break in...great pocket, perfect for OF, 3b, 1b, size is more like a 13" than a 13.5"
Cons: NONE !
Pros: Unrivaled leather quality. Nice pocket. Best thing is that it fits people (like me) with larger sized hands without the bottom of the palm of my hand sticking out of the glove. Treated it with NLT (Nokona Leather Treatment) and the color changed to a darker shade immediately, which I like even better. Can't imagine ever being able to wear this glove out.
Cons: Some people would say the leather is too stiff and too hard to break in but I look on that as a sign of the high grade of leather used. I think this glove is being phased out by Nokona so if you want one you probably shouldn't wait.
Pros: An outstanding glove--a bushel basket of a glove. Easy to break in and durable. I didn't even condition the pocket. Just play catch and shape it with an ace bandage and you're good to go. The crunch leather is very durable and breaks in easily. Also, the pics don't do justice to the beauty of this glove.
Cons: None. Do not abuse the glove by baking it, putting it in a dryer, or soaking it. You'll destroy the leather.
Pros: Great glove. Super confident. Best part is the customer service at the factory. Unrivaled
Cons:
Pros: Excellent Quality, as good of Glove the best glove I have ever owned. I was amazed at the quality of the leather compared to other brands . I played baseball/ softball for over 30 years and did not know Nakona existed. Our Local Sporting Goods store only began carrying Nokona several years ago.
Cons: None !!!
Pros: The best made gloves ever! Bought a second for the outfield to go with my 12.75 for the infield.
Cons: They are all tough to break in because the quality is so good!
Pros: This is the best softball glove I have ever had. Stiff at first but a few hours of use and the stitching frees right up. It feels like I have had it for years.
Cons: I can't keep my son away from it.....
Pros: Awesome glove. Leather is soft. A little stiff but getting it to where I want it. A side note. The customer service for this company is freakin great. I was assisted by John G. and Ben. They helped me exchange a glove with extreme ease. Thank you guys. I highly and I do mean highly recommend this website.
Cons: None what so ever.
Pros: Wow. I'm a senior, and this is the best glove I've ever owned. Yeah, it's stiff at first, but the pocket, and the feel are top notch.
Cons:
Pros: love my new glove!! was suprised that it was not very stiff and awesome pocket best glove i have ever had
Cons: none
Pros: Received glove yesterday afternoon. Applied Nokona conditioner and worked the glove a little last night. Left a ball in the pocket, and love wrapped in a sleeve. Love the look and smell. Glove is heavy and stiff, as advertised out of the box, but should be very durable. Used it at BP this morning, and was pleased with it's performance. Still a little stiff, but definitely game ready for first game use tomorrow.
Cons: Only thing I had problem with was trying to open up the pinkie finger holder. I want to put pinkie and ring finger in there, and had a heck of a time trying to adjust it. Yes, it's stiff, but I fully expected that, and frankly, it's not all that stiff that a little work won't loosen it up.
Pros: More flexible and softer out of the box than I expected
Cons: Still needs more break-in
Questions and Answers
Have a question about the Nokona Classic Walnut 13.5" Softball Glove: WS-1350C? Ask our team of experts and they will respond within 24 hours.
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
Age Range | 13-15 High School-Adult |
---|---|
Color | Brown |
Deals | Bundle and Save |
Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Slow Pitch Softball Softball |
Position | Outfield |
Series | Walnut |
Size | 13.50 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Nokona |
Web Type | Fully Closed |
Related Products
Need Help Finding a Glove?
We know that buying a glove might not be easy, but we are here to help!