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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    We did have mitts for handling the .50 barrels so long ago that were stated to be "Asbestos mitts"...
    Like ours for the MG 42/59.
    On paper at least...
    As an MG gunner, I never got one. I used a wool blanket cut in stripes and my wool mittens...
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