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  2. Pith helmet - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Salakot - Wikipedia

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    Salakot is a traditional lightweight headgear from the Philippines commonly used for protection against the sun and rain. Variants occur among ethnic groups , but all are shaped like a dome or cone and can range in size from having very wide brims to being almost helmet-like.

  4. List of headgear - Wikipedia

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    Pith helmet – for use in tropical regions; the American fiber helmet is a version of it; Pork pie hat; Shovel hat; Sidara – national Iraqi headgear; Shtreimel; Sombrero; Spodik; Keffiyah or sudra; Papal tiara – a hat traditionally worn by the Pope, which has been abandoned in recent decades, in favor of the mitre

  5. List of combat helmets - Wikipedia

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    Central Asia, Near East & Europe; espec. by Scythians, Sarmatians, Persians, & Germans until 1000 Tarleton: c. 1770–1800: Crested, peaked leather helmet used by cavalry and light infantry and British Royal Horse Artillery, France and United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries Turban helmet: 14th century: Ottoman Empire: Qing ...

  6. Bell Sports - Wikipedia

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    In 1945, he purchased the store for $1,000. [2] Richter produced his first race car helmets in 1954. The "Bell Helmet Company" was established as a division of Bell Auto Parts in 1956. [2] Bell introduced its Star model, the first full-face motorcycle helmet on the market, in 1968. [4] In 1971, Bell produced the first full-face off-road ...

  7. Cycle Gear - Wikipedia

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    The company featured a catalog from the 1970s and by 1992 there were six stores in the California Area. [3] [4] In 1999, the company continued growing to about ten locations and featured the Frank Thomas Collection one of the best-known British motorcycling clothing brands, four years later in 2001 the company grew to eighteen stores.

  8. Nón lá - Wikipedia

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    Nón lá at Sầm Sơn market in 1905 A bhikkhunī in Huế is wearing a nón lá and riding a bicycle. Nón lá (chữ Nôm: 𥶄蘿; lit. ' Leaf hat ') or nón tơi (𥶄𥵖) is a type of Vietnamese headwear used to shield the face from the sun and rain. [1]

  9. Combat helmet - Wikipedia

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    A bowl helmet, steel helmet, or skullcap helmet is a combat helmet that covers just the top half, and sometimes also the back of, the head, akin to a half helmet. Some may also extend to the ears or nape, but in general, most of the head below the forehead, including the entire face and neck, is left visible and unprotected.