i dont know about the guantlets...i dont think that was a consistent comic book...but yea i think it was like in some comic where he was fighting in WWII...i will try ot find the issues where his flesh was torn and the mechanism was visible....i also think it has been shown in an x-ray image of him...I even think the old marvel universe guide describes them...because they also mention the maximum speed at which he can eject his claws