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soldiers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Made of steel, these bowl-shaped helmets were designed as either low and flat, or high and pointed. They sometimes contained a spike socket at the top of the helmet, which resembles a spearhead with a cross-like section. Two or three plume holders
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941:M42 Duperite
839:Takula tofao
789:Lamellenhelm
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685:Medieval and
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1228:Hełm wz. 93
1152:Paratrooper
1137:Modèle 1978
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1107:Hełm wz. 67
1102:Hełm wz. 63
1097:Hełm wz. 50
971:Hełm wz. 31
936:M33 (Italy)
875:Pith helmet
870:Pickelhaube
858:Late Modern
834:Spangenhelm
819:Pickelhaube
719:Cervelliere
601:Boar's tusk
461:Guisborough
426:Coțofenești
276:Cited works
43:devil masks
25:Kulah Khuds
1408:Motorcycle
1391:Revolution
1376:Equestrian
1203:M90 (Iraq)
784:Kulah khud
744:Frog-mouth
621:Corinthian
611:Chalcidian
541:Sutton Hoo
526:Ribchester
486:Iron Gates
481:Horncastle
451:Gjermundbu
421:Coppergate
411:Canterbury
382:historical
380:Individual
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249:Stone 2013
215:2018-05-10
160:References
110:and a face
86:Decoration
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1490:Mitznefet
1439:Custodian
1418:Scrum cap
1386:Eyeshield
1264:A2 Helmet
1181:1980–2000
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1050:1945–1980
889:1914–1945
759:Hounskull
641:Kegelhelm
59:Turkestan
1549:Category
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1454:Hard hat
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1342:Athletic
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556:Venetian
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148:See also
142:costumes
75:aventail
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1371:Cricket
1366:Bicycle
1354:Coolflo
1349:Batting
1243:SPECTRA
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865:Dragoon
829:Secrete
764:Jingasa
729:Dragoon
704:Barbute
589:Ancient
521:Pioneer
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491:Lokrume
384:helmets
373:Helmets
135:Revival
129:Ganesha
121:Gwalior
29:Persian
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1480:Flight
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1162:SSh-68
1157:SSh-60
1147:OR-201
1092:M59/85
1016:SSK 90
986:SSh-36
961:Mk III
901:Brodie
896:Adrian
849:Viking
844:Turban
824:Sallet
814:Paseki
804:Morion
779:Kettle
774:Katapu
769:Kabuto
616:Coolus
581:Combat
516:Peretu
501:Nemiya
471:Hellvi
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1473:Other
1238:Sfera
1223:PASGT
1208:JK 96
1198:GOLFO
1188:CG634
1142:MPC-1
1122:Mk IV
809:Nasal
799:Mempo
754:Great
724:Close
694:Armet
671:Pilos
661:Negau
646:Konos
626:Galea
596:Attic
551:Veksø
546:Tjele
441:Emesa
396:Agris
117:Quran
108:horns
68:egret
39:India
1517:Pith
1432:Work
1329:Mk 7
1324:MICH
1309:IHPS
1299:6B47
1294:FAST
1127:Mk 6
1072:GK80
571:Yarm
406:Broe
310:ISBN
289:ISBN
57:and
41:and
1423:Ski
1248:6B7
1218:M87
1193:M92
1112:M63
981:RAC
951:M1C
102:An
37:in
34:top
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