List of combat helmets

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Ancient militaries

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Attic helmetancient Greeks
Boar's tusk helmet17th century BCEMycenaean Greeks until the 10th century BCE
Boeotian helmetancient Greek cavalry
Chalcidian helmetancient Greeks
Coolus helmet ancient Romans
Corinthian helmet[1]ancient Greeks
Disc and stud helmetc. 400 BCEancient Illyrians & Adriatic Veneti until 167 BCE
Galea (helmet)ancient Romans
Horned helmetc. 1000 BCECeltic Europeans until 700 CE
Illyrian type helmetancient Greeks
Imperial helmet 1st century CE onwards Roman Empire
Imperial Chinese helmet1st century CEimperial Chinese dynasties
Kegelhelmancient Greeks
Negau helmetancient Etruscans in Negau, Slovenia
Montefortino helmetancient Romans
Pilosancient Greeks
Pot helmetancient Illyrians
Phrygian/Thracian helmet5th century BCEancient Greeks in Thrace, Dacia, Italia & Hellenistic Europe until c. 200 CE
Zhou helmet7th century BCEancient Chinese in Zhou dynasty
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Medieval and early modern

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Armet15th centuryWestern Europeans.
Barbute15th centuryItalian states.
Bascinetc. 1300Europeans
Burgonet[2]c. 1600Europeans, especially by militias of Poland & Switzerland
Lobster-tailed pot
Capeline
Zischägge
late 16th centuryEuropeans during the 17th century, including the English Civil War in England & Thirty Years' War across the Holy Roman Empire
Cervellierelate 13th centuryChristian Europeans in Crusades during the 14th century
Close helmetlate 15th centuryEuropeans.
Dragoon helmetlate 18th centuryFrance.
Enclosed helmetlate 12th centuryWestern Europeans.
Frog-mouth helmc. 1600Europeans.
Great helm[3]1189Europeans
Hounskull14th centuryEuropeans.
Kabutoc. 1600Samurai especially during the 17th century of the Edo-period Tokugawa shogunate in Medieval Japan.
Kettle hat12th centuryCommon all over medieval Europe.
Morion16th and early 17th centuriesEuropeans (esp. associated with Spanish Conquistadores)
Nasal helmetEarly Middle AgesByzantine Empire, later common all over Europe.
Pickelhaube[4][5]1842especially by Prussia & German Empire and other Europeans until 1918
Raupenhelmc. 1800–1870High crested leather helmet used primarily by Kingdom of Bavaria and Kingdom of Württemberg
Salletc. 1450Europeans
Secrete17th centuryWestern Europeans
Spangenhelm[6]5th centuryCentral Asia, Near East & Europe; espec. by Scythians, Sarmatians, Persians, & Germans until 1000
Tarletonc. 1770–1800Crested, 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 helmet14th centuryOttoman Empire
Qing parade helmetafter 1655 till 1911China
Zischaggec. 1600–1780Originated in the Ottoman Empire; used throughout Europe
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1914–1980

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Adrian helmetThumbFrance1915, 1926France, Belgium, Russian Empire, Poland, Japan Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces, Kingdom of Serbia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, U.S., USSR, Irish Free State, Kingdom of Italy, Republic of China, Manchukuo, Peru, Finland, Romania, Mexico, Greece, Uruguay, Thailand, Brazil[7]
Modèle 1951ThumbFrance1951France, South Vietnam, South Africa, Cambodia, Laos, Lebanon, Israel, Portugal, Rhodesia
Modèle 1978ThumbFrance1978France, Senegal
Brodie helmetThumbUK1915, 1938UK, Canada, U.S. (1917–1942), Australia,[8] Republic of China, Pakistan, Poland (Polish Armed Forces in the West), Estonia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, India, the Netherlands, Portugal, Luxembourg, Philippines
Zuckerman helmetThumbUK1940"Civilian Protective Helmet"
Helmet Steel Airborne TroopThumbUK1941UK, Canada, Poland (Polish Armed Forces in the West), Belgium, Rhodesia
RAC helmetUK1941armoured vehicle crews: UK, Canada, Poland (Polish Armed Forces in the West), Belgium
Mk III "Turtle" helmetThumbUK1944UK, Canada
Mk IV helmetThumbUK1945UK, Canada
Stahlhelm[4][5]ThumbGerman Empire1916, 1917, 1918German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Irish Free State, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland
Stahlhelm M16ThumbAustria-Hungary1916Austria-Hungary, German Empire, Weimar Republic, Poland, Austria, Nazi Germany, Finland
Stahlhelm M18 (Armoured warfare)ThumbGerman Empire1918German Empire, Turkey, Weimar Republic
Stahlhelm M18 (Telephone and cavalry helmet)ThumbGerman Empire1918German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany
Stahlhelm M35ThumbNazi Germany1935Nazi Germany, Republic of China, China, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland (Home Army)
Stahlhelm M40ThumbNazi Germany1940Nazi Germany, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland (Home Army)
Stahlhelm M42ThumbNazi Germany1942Nazi Germany, Hungary, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland (Home Army)
Italian M16 Lippmann helmetThumbItaly1916Italy, Spain
M31 helmetThumbItaly1931Italy,
M33 helmetThumbItaly1934Italy, Finland,
Greek M1934/39 (helmet)ThumbItaly1939Greece, Bulgaria
M42 helmetThumbItaly1942Italy
M1917 helmetThumbU.S.1917US, Philippines
M1 helmetThumbU.S.1941USA, Mexico, Canada,[9]

Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, West Germany (1956-1992), Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Republic of China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, South Korea, Philippines (1944–1991), Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Guatemala, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay, South Vietnam

Swiss M1918,
Swiss M1918/40
ThumbSwitzerland1918Switzerland, Argentina
Swiss M1971ThumbSwitzerland1971Switzerland
Danish M1923 helmetThumbDenmark1923Denmark
Belgian M26/32Belgium1926Belgium, Luxembourg
Swedish M1926ThumbSweden1926Sweden, Finland, Norway
Swedish M1937ThumbSweden1937Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia
Spanish M1921ThumbSpain1926 (?)Spain
Spanish M1926ThumbSpain1930 (?)Spain
Spanish M1934ThumbSpain ?Spain
M1942 Modelo ZThumbSpain ?Spain
M1942/79 Modelo ZSpain ?Spain
Netherlands M23/27, Netherlands M34ThumbNetherlands1928Netherlands, Romania
Hełm wz. 28ThumbPoland1928Poland
Hełm wz. 30ThumbPoland1930Poland
Hełm wz. 31ThumbPoland1931Poland, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, Finland
Hełm wz. 31/50ThumbPoland1945Poland
Hełm wz. 50ThumbPoland1950Poland, Albania, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, North Vietnam, Israel, Croatia
Hełm wz. 63 (Paratrooper helmet)ThumbPoland1963Poland, East Germany, Iraq
Hełm wz. 64ThumbPoland1964Poland
Hełm wz. 65ThumbPoland1964Poland
Hełm wz. 67ThumbPoland1967Poland, Egypt, Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan
Hełm wz. 70ThumbPoland1967Poland
Irish M1928Ireland1928Ireland
Norwegian M31ThumbSweden1931Norway
Type 90 (also called: Type 30–32, Type 92)ThumbJapan1931Japan, Thailand, China
Type 66ThumbJapan1966Variant of M1 Helmet used by some elements of the JSDF Ground Forces
Czechoslovakian M32 helmetThumbCzechoslovakia1932Czechoslovakia, Nazi Germany, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Slovak Republic, Finland
Czechoslovakian M53 helmetThumbCzechoslovakia1953Czechoslovakia
Hungarian M35Hungary1935Hungary
Hungarian M38ThumbHungary1938Hungary, Finland
Hungarian M50ThumbHungary1950Hungary
Hungarian M70ThumbHungary1970Hungary
SSh-36ThumbSoviet Union1936Soviet Union
SSh-39ThumbSoviet Union1939Soviet Union, Poland
SSh-40ThumbSoviet Union1940Soviet Union (Warsaw Pact), Poland, People's Republic of China, North Korea, North Vietnam, Finland, Afghanistan
SSh-60ThumbSoviet Union1960Soviet Union (Warsaw Pact), Afghanistan
SSh-68ThumbSoviet Union1968Soviet Union (Warsaw Pact), Afghanistan, Syria (Russian army, Afghanistan Army, Armenian Army, Azerbaijan Army, Belarus Army, Georgia Army, Moldova Army, Nicaragua Army, Philippines (Army reservists), Syrian Army, Ukraine Army, Uzbekistan Army, Vietnam Army)
Bulgarian M36 helmetThumbBulgaria1936Bulgaria[10]
Portuguese M1940Portugal1940Portugal
M42 Duperite helmet (Paratrooper helmet)ThumbAustralia1942Australia
Mº 44 E.T.A. de Paracaidista used by Argentine ParatroopersArgentina1944Argentina
M63 StaaldakSouth Africa1963Rhodesia, South Africa
US Navy Mk II talker helmetThumbU.S.1942US
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1980–present

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6B26Russia2006Russian Armed ForcesPart of Ratnik infantry system
6B27ThumbRussia2006Russian Armed ForcesPart of Ratnik infantry system
6B28ThumbRussia2006Russian Airborne ForcesPart of Ratnik infantry system
6B47 Thumb Russia 2013 Russian Armed Forces, Syrian Army[11] Part of Ratnik infantry system
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Russia1998Russian Army, Syrian ArmyThis helmet and its variants are the standard-issue headgear of the Russian army, they also are replacing older helmets like the SSh-68; Part of Ratnik infantry system
6B7-1LRussiaRussian Army and Russian Navy naval infantrypart of Ratnik infantry system
Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH)ThumbUnited States2002US ArmyDeveloped from the Modular Integrated Communications Helmet[12][13][14]
ASELSAN ZAMBAKTurkey2012Turkish Armed Forces and Gendarmerie General Command
BH A-140/150PakistanPakistan Armed ForcesGIDS ballistic helmets. BH A-140 is 1.36kg while BH A -150 is 1.50kg in weight.[15]
BK-3 HelmetCroatiaCroatian Army, Swedish Army, German Army, Kuwaiti Army, French Army, Singapore Army, Israel Army, Saudi Arabian Army, Polish Armed Forces, Australian Army, Turkish Armed Forces, Czech Army, Bulgarian Army, United Arab Emirates Army, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Mexican Army, Spanish Army, Pakistan Army, Malaysian Army, Saudi Arabian Army, Finnish Army, National Army of Colombia, Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Indonesian Army, Italian Army, Military of Hungary, Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, People's Liberation Army and by the police forces of the following countries: Croatia, Turkey, UK, Spain, North Macedonia, Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Colombia, Italy, Ukraine, by Argentina and by the UN demining committee.[16]Gefechtshelm M92-style helmet produced by Šestan-Busch made from Aramid fibre, with antiballistic protection level IIIA according to NIJ 0106.01 and antiballistic protection v50≥ 650 m/s according to STANAG 2920.[17] As with the German M92, the BK-3 comes with a three-point chin strap. The BK-3 replaced the Šestan-Busch BK-9 which was the first Croatian version of the Gefechtshelm M92 except it used the original US PASGT suspension head system.[18]
BK-6MexicoMexican ArmyKevlar helmet, adopted in the 2000s (decade). used in conjunction supplementation role with the PASGT. – Imported helmet.
BK-ACH HelmetCroatiaCroatian ArmyACH shape helmet produced by Šestan-Busch, alternative to BK-3
CABAL IIArgentinaArgentine Army InfantryPASGT style ballistic helmet M-6 for Argentine Infantry Approved by CITEFA NIJ Level II according to the standards currently in stage R3B certified to MIL-Std 662 E.[19] However it wasn't issued in large scales.
Capacete Combate Ballistico (CCB)BrazilBrazilian Armed ForcesUS PASGT-shape helmet in two versions: Polymer and Kevlar.[20]
CG634ThumbCanada1997Canadian ForcesCanadian variant of the French Gallet F2 SPECTRA helmet similar to the US Military MICH 2000/ACH helmet (in that it has no peak) but with the US PASGT/French F2 helmet suspension system. Issued in 1997.[21][22][23]
Cobra Plus Combat HelmetUnited States2013Danish Army[24] and British Forces[25]
Enhanced Combat Helmet (Australia)Israel2004 (Australia)
2009 (NZ)
Australian Defence Force, New Zealand Defence ForceThe RBH 303AU model was made specially for the ADF, replacing the M91 PASGT helmet. MICH 2000 style helmet made by Rabintex, Israel[26] Was adopted by NZDF from 2009 to 2019
Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH)ThumbUnited States.2012 Designed as an upgrade to the Advanced Combat Helmet. Uses thermoplastics instead of ballistic fibers.
EXFIL Ballistic HelmetUnited States2016 Australian Defence Force[27][28]Tiered Combat Helmet (TCH) forms part of the Soldier Combat Ensemble and includes a unique rail system and a night vision mount.[29]
Gefechtshelm Schuberth B826 (M92)ThumbGermany1992 Bundeswehr, Austrian Federal Police,[30] Bahrain Defence Force M1 helmet-based suspension system.,[31] Belgian military,[32] Czech Army under license as the Petris P-3001,[33] Danish Army,[34] Dutch Army,[35][36] Estonian Defence Forces, Norwegian Army,[37] Swiss Armed ForcesPASGT type helmet with a sloping peak, rather than the defined peak of the US PASGT helmet. Has a 3-point retention strap system.
Gefechtshelm Schuberth B828 Airborne and B828 Tactical CutGermanyLimited use by the paratroops in Bundeswehr like Fallschirmjäger, Spezialisierte Kräfte des Heeres mit Erweiterter Grundbefähigung für Spezielle Operationen and Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) –MICH 2000 and MICH 2001 type helmets
GK80ThumbPeople's Republic of ChinaPeople's Liberation Army, Albania
GOLFOThumbChileMilitary of ChileChilean PASGT-derived helmet. The helmet is locally made by Baselli Hermanos S.A of kevlar and was introduced in 2000. It is capable of stopping a 9×19mm round at 310m.
Hełm wz. 2005ThumbPoland2005Polish Armed Forces, Armed Forces of UkraineSupplementing the older Helm wz. 93 currently in use. PASGT-type helmet. The 2005 version, made by MASKPOL, came with a 4-point chin strap. The earlier Helm Wz.2000 helmet came with a 3-point chin strap. The peak of the helmet is closer to the original US PASGT helmet than other European variants in that the peak has more of the lip of the PASGT than the European-style sloping peak.[38]
Hełm wz. 2000ThumbPoland2000Polish Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine
Hełm wz. 93ThumbPoland1993Polish Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Armed Forces of ArmeniaBeing replaced by the Helm wz. 2005.[39]
Hjälm 90ThumbSwedenSwedish Armed Forces
Hjelm CatoNorwayEarly 2000sNorwegian Armed ForcesSimilar to the Swedish Hjalm 90.
Integrated Head Protection System Thumb United States 2019 US Army Part of the U.S. Army Soldier Protection System (SPS)
KASDAIsraelIsrael Defense Forces, Guatemalan Army
Kyung Chang Industry (KCI)South KoreaRepublic of Korea Armed ForcesPASGT type helmet
Kolpak 2RussiaRussian Army
Lightweight Helmet (LWH)ThumbUnited StatesUnited States Marine Corps[40]PASGT-style helmet with four-point retention strap system and velcro-attached head pad system. Also used by NZDF since the 2000s.
LShZ 1+ Thumb Russia 2012 Russian Special Forces, FSB, Syrian Army
M02 Composite HelmetFinlandFinnish Defence ForcesUpgraded PASGT-style helmet, replacing the Gefechtshelm M92-style M/92 Komposiittikypärä helmet.
M76 paratrooper helmetUnited Kingdom1976British Armed forces Paratroopers and Airborne units
M80 HelmetThumbIraq1980Iraqi ArmyPlastic and cloth copy of the M1 Helmet, Developed during Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Limited use on the modern Iraqi army.
M80/03 HelmetIraq1980Iraqi ArmyImproved and stronger variant of the M80 helmet, this version has a distinct cover
M83 helmetSouth Africa1983Paratroopers of the South African ArmyVariant of the OR-201 helmet
M87South Africa1987South African ArmySimilar to US PASGT Kevlar helmet, replacing earlier Israeli-style helmet in use since the 1980s
M90 HelmetIraqAnother Iraqi copy of the M1 helmet, unlike the M80 helmet the M90 helmet is composed purely of plastic
M91 helmetAustraliaAustralian Defence Force.PASGT-style kevlar helmet. Was made by RBR Armour Systems Pty Ltd (Australia) introduced 1991. The Australian PASGT helmet was identical to the US PASGT helmet with the exception of a 3-point chin strap, much like the chin strap of the German B826 Gefechsthelm. Was replaced in 2004 by the Israeli-made Australian Enhanced Combat helmet.
M/92 Komposiittikypärä (also known as K-92)FinlandFinnish Defense Forces.Gefechtshelm M92-style PASGT helmet but with US PASGT style suspension system.[41] Replaced in the early 2000s (decade) by the M/02. PASGT-Hjelm style blend helmet
MARTE helmetSpain1985Spanish Armed Forces, Spanish Navy MarinesVersions I to IV, MARTE IV Kevlar helmet currently used by the Spanish Armed Forces. Similar to the PASGT. MICH type helmet replacing it in the Navy Marines.
Mile Dragić M-05Serbia2005 Serbian Special ForcesMICH type helmet[42]
Mile Dragić M-97Serbia1997 Serbian ArmyPASGT type helmet[43]
M91 EurokompozitNorth Macedonia1992Army of North Macedonia
Police of North Macedonia
Macedonian version of the PASGT helmet. Produced by 11 Oktomvri Eurokompozit a.d. Prilep.
M89 EurokompozitNorth Macedonia1992Army of North Macedonia
Police of North Macedonia
Macedonian version of the Yugoslav M59/89 JUŠ. Produced by 11 Oktomvri Eurokompozit a.d. Prilep.
Mk. 6 helmetThumbUnited KingdomBritish Armed Forces.[44]being replaced by the Mk. 7 helmet
Mk. 7 helmetThumbUnited KingdomBritish Armed Forces
MUKUTIndiaIndian Armed ForcesAdvanced Combat Helmet(ACH) type Kevlar helmet made by MKU.
MICH TC-2000United Statesspecial operationsUnited States ArmyDeveloped for special operations use and became the basis for the Advanced Combat Helmet
MICH TC-2001United Statesspecial operationsUnited States Army"High cut" version of the MICH 2000. It removes all ear protection enabling headgear to be worn
MICH TC-2002United Statesspecial operationsUnited States Army"Gunfighter cut",[45] which raises the area around the ears by about 1/2", allowing for a wider range of headsets to be used and roughly meeting the profile of the skateboard and whitewater helmets previously used by special forces.
MPC-1SloveniaVariant of OR-201 helmet
NP Aerospace AC200/650GreeceSpecial Forces unit of the Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy and Hellenic Air Force– Gefechshelm type helmet. – Hellenic Army, Navy and Air Force primarily use the PASGT
Ops-Core FAST HelmetThumbUnited States2009 United States special operations, United States SWAT and Law Enforcement, German Bundeswehr, Norwegian Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, Australian Federal Police and others.
OR-201ThumbIsrael1976 Israel Defense Forces, Some units of Special forces of Indian Army, Irish Defence Force, Lebanon (Lebanese Forces, South Lebanon Army, Hezbollah, Lebanese Army), Honduran Army, Guatemalan Army, Peruvian Army, Romanian Army, Nicaragua (National Guard and Police), Portugal (Portuguese Marine Corps), South African Defence Force, Chilean Army (1st Parachutists Battalion "Pelantaru" (1º Batallón de Paracaidistas "Pelantaru")), Sri Lanka, and other countries.
Patka helmetIndiaIndian Armed ForcesIndigenously built helmet. It can prevent 7.62mm AKM round
PASGT helmetThumbUnited States1983United States Military, Argentine Army, Mexican Army, New Zealand Defence Force, Iraq, Costa RicaFirst 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 interiors. US-made PASGT helmets by UNICOR replaced the New Zealand M1 helmet in the 2000s. The NZ PASGT was a copy of the USMC Lightweight helmet in that it shares the 4-point retention system and head pad system.[48]
QGF02People's Republic of China1994 People's Liberation Army
QGF03ThumbPeople's Republic of China2005 People's Liberation Army
QGF11People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Liberation Army
RBH303IEIrelandIrish Defence ForceVariant of the Enhanced Combat Helmet (Australia) helmet made by Rabintex
Savar SVRH01ThumbTurkeyTurkish Armed Forces and Gendarmerie General CommandBased on PASGT.
Savar SVRH02ThumbTurkeyTurkish Armed Forces and General Directorate of SecurityBased on MICH.
SBH 400PakistanPakistan Armed ForcesMagnum resistant helmets produced by GIDS.[49]
Sistema Compositi SEPT-2 PLUSItalyItalian Armed Forces[50]
Sistema Compositi SUPERUBOTTItalySpecial Units (particularly GIS) of the Italian Law Enforcement community[51]
F2 SPECTRAThumbFrance1992 Danish Army, French Army, Canadian military, Austrian Army, Bangladesh Army, Malta Army, Royal Moroccan Army, Ukrainian Ground Forces, and United Nations peacekeeping forces[52]PASGT shape helmet produced by Gallet of France, introduced early 1990s. 'Spectra' is a brand-name of a type of resistant fibre, not the actual name of the helmet. Unlike most other European PASGT style helmets, the peak of the F2 has the same defined lip as the original US PASGT helmet, whereas other European PASGT-style helmets (such as the German M92 and the Croatian BK-3) tend to have a sloping peak.
STSh-81Soviet Union1981Titanium helmet
Type 88 HelmetThumbJapanJSDFPASGT type helmet
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