high-tech helmets, the evolution of military headgear is a fascinating story. In this blog post, we'll take a journey through time and explore the various types of military headgear that have been used throughout history.
Iron helmets followed the evolution of iron mail, itself a sophisticated and relatively late development. The legionnaire of the early Roman Republic wore a helmet of bronze, while his successor in the Empire of the 1st centurycewore one of iron. ...
This is a special study of Japanese tropical helmets by Nick Komiya, and is presented in four parts. 1921 Sun helmet Prototype testing 300 Sun Helmet Prototypes were produced for the test, of which 100 had “felt shells”, 150 had “woven Panama hat shells” and 50 had “Gourd Sponge she...
As we noted previously in regards to the Czech sun helmets, it might seem apposite to consider that a landlocked nation in Central Europe would have need for a sun helmet. But while the Czechs were a unique case, one must remember that the Austria of today is much different from the Aust...
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Dependent on the aircraft type and personal equipment worn, trainees may perform egress techniques from crash-attenuating seats and they may be expected to disconnect communications cords or remove their flight helmets prior to egressing. Often crew will be required to wait for another crewperson to...
The state may impose some basic regulations, such as wearing life vests and helmets, setting a minimum age or physical condition, or not being intoxicated, but the rest is left up to the adult or, in the case of older children, the parent or guardian to decide. Hence, rafting, mountain...
The edge of the brim is trimmed with green leather that is missong small sections that is common for worn helmets. The upper body displays normal storage age and has no serious distractions. The interior of the helmet is red showing a mild fading to the color. The leather sweatband shows...
Did you know... The equipment to the legionaries was remarkably uniform throughout the empire and it is possible that there were large centres in Gaul and North Italy for the mass manufacture of helmets, armor and weapons.
Puerto Rico and the Philippines the nation continued to maintain a modern army. During the 19th century the Spanish military had worn French-made sun helmets that were in essence copies of the 1886 pattern – but the Spanish also used British made helmets throughout its empire. After the Spani...