These mittens would be used to handle machine gun barrels while changing from an overheated barrel for a new one during prolonged firing.
These particular ones were to be used with the American m1919a6 .30 caliber machine gun.
These mittens would be used to handle machine gun barrels while changing from an overheated barrel for a new one during prolonged firing.
These particular ones were to be used with the American m1919a6 .30 caliber machine gun.
It still gets hot with the gloves on. I wouldn’t want latex melting onto my hands
If you mean pure latex gloves, you should be fine. Latex starts to melt at 180 degrees Celsius. Meaning that if the gloves are melting, your hands would have been fucked with or without the Latex.
I wasn’t aware of that. Good to know. Now a days I think latex free gloves are more common but I also don’t know the melting point of those