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The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, [ a] sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi[ b] is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. [ 1] The pith helmet originates from the Spanish military adaptation of the native salakot headgear of the Philippines. [ 2][ 3] It was often worn by European travellers and ...
Unit cost. $1.36 (1941) [ 1] 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 ...
Vietnamese Pith Helmet: Helmet Vietnam: Mostly used as training helmet. Sometimes used as a regular hat. PASGT Helmet: Combat Helmet United States Vietnam: Limited use. Standard Issue for Naval Infantry Force. They are gradually replacing older helmets in the Army. The Marines uses helmets imported from Israel, as well as domestically produced ...
The Pickelhaube ( German: [ˈpɪkl̩ˌhaʊ̯bə] ⓘ; pl. Pickelhauben, pronounced [ˈpɪkl̩ˌhaʊ̯bn̩] ⓘ; from German: Pickel, lit. 'point' or 'pickaxe', and Haube, lit.'bonnet', a general word for "headgear"), also Pickelhelm, is a spiked leather or metal helmet that was worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by Prussian and German soldiers ...
The custodian helmet is a type of helmet worn predominantly by male police officers in the United Kingdom and within certain other places around the world. [ 1] First used by the Metropolitan Police in London in 1863, the BBC labelled the custodian helmet a "symbol of British law enforcement". [ 2] They are worn by male constables and sergeants ...
The Pith helmet is a lightweight helmet made of cork or pith, with a cloth cover, designed to shade the wearer's head from the sun. The type used in the First World War was the 1902 Wolseley pattern helmet. They were widely worn by British Empire troops fighting in the Middle East and Africa. It had a wide pocket on the outer helmet.
Meiji 19 1886 version. Parade uniform of Japanese military attaché, Major General Onodera Makoto, 1930s. Resembling the Imperial German Army M1842/M1856 dunkelblau uniform, the Meiji 19 1886 version tunic was the dark blue, single-breasted, had a low standing collar and no pockets. It was worn with matching straight trousers and a kepi (red ...
Sholapith. Sholapith or shola pith (also referred to as shola and Indian cork) is a dried milky-white spongey plant matter from Aeschynomene species. It can be pressed and shaped into objects of art, or for practical use. [ 1] It is the "pith" used for pith helmets, so giving them their name.