Bangtan Helmet
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The Bangtan Helmet is a combat helmet developed by South Korea in 1971. Despite the name, the helmet was not designed to withstand against direct hitting bullets but to protect against heavy objects a
South Korean soldier wearing Bangtan helmet in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Iraqi officers during Operation Al-Fajr-8, 1986. All wearing Bangtan Helmets
An unknown type of Iraqi M80 Helmet
M1 helmet
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The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the United States Armed Forces from 1941 to approximately 1985. Designed to replace the M1917 helmet, a variant of the British Brodie helmet used duri
View of an M1 helmet shell
The Helmet Model Number 5, intended to replace the M1917 but not adopted
U.S. Coast Guard Fireman First Class Charles Tyner with his M1 helmet following Operation Dragoon in August 1944. His M1 helmet blocked a piece of shrapnel that would have otherwise fatally struck his head, inflicting a "superficial scratch" instead.
A U.S. Army machine-gunner wearing an M1 helmet with a camouflage cover and additional natural camouflage added on the slots in the helmet's cover