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22 million (1945) [2] 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.
M1C helmet. The M1C helmet was a variant of the U.S. Army 's popular and iconic M1 helmet. Developed in World War II to replace the earlier M2 helmet, it was not made available until issued to paratroopers in January 1945. [1] It was different from the M2 in various ways, most importantly its bails (chinstrap hinges). The M2 had fixed, spot ...
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] Adopted by the Mexican Armed Forces in the 1990s to replace the M1 helmet. Replaced the M1 helmet of the Argentine army and modified with padded ...
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.
The West German M-56 Stahlhelm was a direct copy of the U.S. M1 helmet. It was properly called "zweiteiliger Stahlhelm" (two-piece steel helmet). In 1958 the helmet was made as a one-piece helmet and renamed Stahlhelm M1A1. The M1A1 came in three sizes: 66, 68, and 71.
Derivative of Advanced Combat Helmet helmet Kevlar ballistic helmet Iran: Standard helmet across military, except for SOF and Islamic Republic of Iran Army conscripts. M1 helmet: Steel helmet United States West Germany: Used by Islamic Republic of Iran Army conscripts. MOLLE type vest [1] Load bearing vest Iran: Used across all units. [1] Iran [2]
CG634. A Canadian soldier wearing the CG634 helmet. The CG634 is the Canadian Armed Forces ' main combat helmet. It was introduced in 1997 and is based on the French Gallet TC-3 helmet. [1] The helmet has protection equal to an NIJ Level 3a rating, being able to stop a shot from a .357 Magnum.
See Variants. The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Latvian: Leopolds Janno Braude). A modified form of it became the Helmet, Steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the US. Colloquially, it was called the shrapnel helmet, battle bowler, Tommy helmet ...