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Stahlhelm. It was made of steel with only a small quantity of the first model made of lighter laminated iron, exclusively as officers' dress gear. The edges of the shell were rolled over in the earliest type known as A, while on the later type known as B these were straight cut. In 1939 a new redesigned version with shallowed shell and shortened brim, known as type C, was brought into service. An estimated 70% of all production was of this third model. Factory-issued helmets were initially dark greyish-green in colour with a small shield in
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56:History and variants
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1242:2001–present
1072:Mº 44 E.T.A.
926:M42 Duperite
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824:Takula tofao
774:Lamellenhelm
672:Early Modern
670:Medieval and
641:Montefortino
386:Benty Grange
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1259:BK-3 helmet
1213:Hełm wz. 93
1137:Paratrooper
1122:Modèle 1978
1117:Modèle 1951
1092:Hełm wz. 67
1087:Hełm wz. 63
1082:Hełm wz. 50
956:Hełm wz. 31
921:M33 (Italy)
860:Pith helmet
855:Pickelhaube
843:Late Modern
819:Spangenhelm
804:Pickelhaube
704:Cervelliere
586:Boar's tusk
446:Guisborough
411:Coțofenești
86:Dolné Hámre
62:World War I
1534:Categories
1393:Motorcycle
1376:Revolution
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1188:M90 (Iraq)
769:Kulah khud
729:Frog-mouth
606:Corinthian
596:Chalcidian
526:Sutton Hoo
511:Ribchester
471:Iron Gates
466:Horncastle
436:Gjermundbu
406:Coppergate
396:Canterbury
367:historical
365:Individual
319:helmets.ru
259:helmets.ru
218:References
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1475:Mitznefet
1424:Custodian
1403:Scrum cap
1371:Eyeshield
1249:A2 Helmet
1166:1980–2000
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1035:1945–1980
874:1914–1945
744:Hounskull
626:Kegelhelm
34:Каска М36
30:Bulgarian
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1439:Hard hat
1388:Lacrosse
1327:Athletic
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1274:ECH (US)
1102:M76 Para
1047:CABAL II
719:Enclosed
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694:Bascinet
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591:Boeotian
546:Waterloo
541:Venetian
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491:Newstead
451:Hallaton
431:Gevninge
401:Ciumeşti
376:Agighiol
280:Archived
240:Archived
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106:Kazanlak
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1356:Cricket
1351:Bicycle
1339:Coolflo
1334:Batting
1228:SPECTRA
1157:Type 66
850:Dragoon
814:Secrete
749:Jingasa
714:Dragoon
689:Barbute
574:Ancient
506:Pioneer
481:Meyrick
476:Lokrume
369:helmets
358:Helmets
127:Gallery
102:Germany
60:During
40:of the
1514:Winged
1487:Horned
1465:Flight
1429:Diving
1398:Racing
1383:Hockey
1264:QGF-03
1198:M59/85
1147:SSh-68
1142:SSh-60
1132:OR-201
1077:M59/85
1001:SSK 90
971:SSh-36
946:Mk III
886:Brodie
881:Adrian
834:Viking
829:Turban
809:Sallet
799:Paseki
789:Morion
764:Kettle
759:Katapu
754:Kabuto
601:Coolus
566:Combat
501:Peretu
486:Nemiya
456:Hellvi
38:helmet
1458:Other
1223:Sfera
1208:PASGT
1193:JK 96
1183:GOLFO
1173:CG634
1127:MPC-1
1107:Mk IV
794:Nasal
784:Mempo
739:Great
709:Close
679:Armet
656:Pilos
646:Negau
631:Konos
611:Galea
581:Attic
536:Veksø
531:Tjele
426:Emesa
381:Agris
98:Thale
1502:Pith
1417:Work
1314:Mk 7
1309:MICH
1294:IHPS
1284:6B47
1279:FAST
1112:Mk 6
1057:GK80
556:Yarm
391:Broe
114:BK-3
90:Brno
28:(in
24:The
1408:Ski
1233:6B7
1203:M87
1178:M92
1097:M63
966:RAC
936:M1C
1536::
931:M1
269:^
226:^
100:,
32::
350:e
343:t
336:v
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