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2. M1 helmet - Wikipedia

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   The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the U.S. military from World War II until 1985, when it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet.The M1 helmet has become an icon of the US military, with its design inspiring other militaries around the world.

3. American fiber helmet - Wikipedia

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   The American fiber helmet (also known as the American pith helmet, safari helmet, tropical helmet, sun helmet, elephant helmet, or pressed fiber helmet) is a type of sun helmet made of pressed fiber material that has been used as part of the military uniform by various branches and units of the United States Armed Forces from 1934 to the present day.

4. US Navy Mk II talker helmet - Wikipedia

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   In 1942, the US Navy decided to commission a special helmet for sailors posted on decks and tasked with transmitting orders by sound-powered telephone.The new helmet was to protect "exposed deck personnel" and accommodate a telephone headset; furthermore, it had to be usable while wearing a gas mask and binoculars.

5. Brodie helmet - Wikipedia

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   Troops from other countries also used the Brodie helmet, including the United States Armed Forces, when they began to deploy in France late in 1917. The United States government initially purchased some 400,000 helmets from Britain. From January 1918 the U.S. Army began to use helmets manufactured in the US and these helmets were designated ...

6. List of combat helmets - Wikipedia

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   PASGT helmet: United States: 1983: United States Military, Argentine Army, Mexican Army, New Zealand Defence Force, Iraq, Costa Rica: First issued in 1983 to replace the M1 helmet. Former kevlar helmet used by the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy. Used by the USAF, but is being phased out by the ACH [46] US Air Force. [47]

7. International Hat Company - Wikipedia

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   This makes the pressed fiber sun helmet one of the longest used helmets in service by the United States military. [52] Throughout World War II, International Hat was one of two major government contracted manufacturers of the pressed fiber sun helmets for US military personnel. [53] [52] Hawley Products Company was the other major government ...