M2 Browning heavy machine Gun Flash Hider

When was the flash hider for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun first introduced? Looking through the M2 machine gun manuals, it seems that this part was not originally included. However, photos from after the Vietnam War show M2s equipped with flash hiders. Strangely, the TV series Band of Brother

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I might be wrong, but I think this is a muzzle booster, not a flash hider.

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The official U.S. military manual term is “flash hider,” sir.

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M1919A6 also got a flash hider that was muzzle booster. First came the booster, then the hider.

I recon they just made it bigger for the M2 and just called it a hider.

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I think maybe introduced in 1960s.

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orders say, 'put it on'.

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Pretty sure the Band of Brothers depiction is anachronistic.

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