Modèle 1951 helmet
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The Modèle 1951 helmet was a military helmet used by the
M1 Helmet
.
Development
The Modèle 1951 was designed to have the same general shape as the US
M1 Helmet, in an effort towards standardisation within NATO
. The two differ in that the M1 has a longer visor and a more pronounced downwards slope on the sides. The M1 also has a nape strap while the Modèle 1951 does not.
Description
The Modèle 1951 comprised a heavy external cover, made of 1.2 mm of an amagnetic alloy of manganese steel, and a lighter inner helmet.
The Modèle 1951 was produced until 1976, before being superseded by the Modèle 1978 helmet. It nonetheless remained in service well into the 1980s.
Operators
- Gendarmerie Nationale
- Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso Armed Forces
- Cambodia - Khmer National Armed Forces
- Cameroon - Cameroon Armed Forces
- Kingdom of Laos - Royal Lao Armed Forces, Royal Lao Police
- India - Indian Armed Forces, Indian Police Service
- Israel - Israel Defense Forces
- Ivory Coast - Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast, National Gendarmerie
- Kenya - Kenya Defence Forces, Kenya Police
- Lebanon - Lebanese Armed Forces, Internal Security Forces
- Morocco - Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie
- Pakistan - Pakistan Armed Forces and paramilitaries
- Portuguese Republican National Guard
- Rhodesian Army, British South Africa Police
- Senegal - Armed Forces of Senegal, National Gendarmerie
- South Vietnam - Vietnamese National Army, Republic of Vietnam Military Forces
- South Africa - South African Defence Force, South African Police
- Tunisia - Tunisian Armed Forces, Tunisian National Guard
Non-state operators
- Al-Mourabitoun - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks.
- Army of Free Lebanon - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks.
- Hezbollah - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks.
- Lebanese Arab Army - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks.
- Lebanese Forces- Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks or provided by Israel.
- People's Liberation Army (Lebanon) - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks.
- South Lebanon Army - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks or provided by Israel.
- Tigers Militia - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks.
- UNITA/FALA - Seized from Portuguese Army stocks or provided by South Africa.
- Palestine Liberation Organization - Seized from Lebanese Armed Forces stocks.
- Polisario Front - captured from the Royal Moroccan Army or provided by Algeria.
See also
External links
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