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Hełm Wz. 50
The Wz50 () is a steel combat helmet produced in Polish People's Republic, Poland from 1950 to 1955. During the Cold War, these helmets would be widely exported to a number of Arab countries for its low price. Design After 1945, production of helmets Hełm wz. 31, wz. 31/50 (using pre-war resources) was not sufficient for the expanding Polish People's Army. In 1950, it was decided to launch the production of a new domestic helmet based on soviet pattern. The shell is another Warsaw Pact copy of the SSh-39 and SSh-40, Soviet SSh-40 design, along with the Czechoslovakian M53 helmet, Czech M53 and Hungarian M70. It was the first mass-produced helmet design developed in Poland after World War II. Its prototype was the Soviet helmet Sch-40. This product had the following dimensions: height 166 mm, length 271 mm, width 248 mm. It was pressed from 1.4 mm thick special steel sheet. Its weight did not exceed 1200 g. The internal fittings were based on the Italy, Italian helmet M33 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Helmet
A combat helmet, also called a ballistic helmet, battle helmet, or helmet system (for some Modular design, modular accessory-centric designs) is a type of helmet designed to serve as a piece of body armor intended to protect the wearer's head during combat. Helmets designed for warfare are among the earliest types of headgear to be developed and worn by humans, with examples found in several societies worldwide, the earliest of which date as far back as the Bronze Age. Most early combat helmets were designed to protect against close-range strikes, thrown objects, and low-velocity projectiles. By the Middle Ages, helmets that protected the entire head were common elements of Plate armour, plate armor sets. The development of firearms, cannons, and explosive weaponry rendered armor intended to protect against enemy attack largely obsolete, but lightweight helmets remained for identification and basic protection purposes into the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when developments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
