I'm still using the gauntlets I received from I think it was David the desserter for not turning him in to that knight in broken valley. Have not found better ones yet.
I hardly ever get gauntlets in my loot, rarest thing in the game. That and belts are hard to come by.
Armor hardly has any effect in this game anyways, well at least for me. I can take every piece of equipable equipment off and only lose up to a few points in all my stats.
Only armor that is worth anything really is stuff that adds to hitpoints or has a healing effect.
I'm running around in my bra and panties bare-fisted and slaughtering everything now at level 33 even the generals in the fortresses.
Does anyone know if the image alterer does breast reductions. My character needs it majorly, looks like Dolly Parton with a sword.