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.
The fibers can still break off while using them, and you can still inhale them.
Interesting why not just use Nomex instead then? I guess they’re a lot more expensive.
They’re only almost-as-good. Nomex is great against fire, but it melts around 250 C, which asbestos (being basically a rock) doesn’t. I’m guessing that if you’re in a big metal tube surrounded by metal parts that you may need to touch for a while, 250 degrees C is not all that high.
Interestingly, with how tightly asbestos is regulated nowadays, it’s not really all that cheap. Assuming you don’t buy them directly from kazachstan, asbestos gear is pretty expensive.