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The Modèle 1951 helmet was a military
helmet A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protecti ...
used by the
French military The French Armed Forces (, ) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the French Armed Forces' military ...
(Army, Navy, Air Force and Gendarmerie), iconic of the
Algerian War The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) ''; '' (and sometimes in Algeria as the ''War of 1 November'') was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (Algeri ...
. It replaced a variety of helmets used during the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, including the Adrian helmet, Modèle 1945 helmet and American-supplied 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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...
. 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 The Modèle 1951 was produced until 1976, before being superseded by the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 The Modèle 1978 helmet is a modern military steel helmet used by the French Army under the ''F1'' designation and commonly called "heavy helmet" (other nicknames include "locomotive skin cap"). It replaced the Modèle 1951 helmet. It was the sta ...
. It nonetheless remained in service well into the 1980s.


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See also

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Modèle 1978 helmet The Modèle 1978 helmet is a modern military steel helmet used by the French Army under the ''F1'' designation and commonly called "heavy helmet" (other nicknames include "locomotive skin cap"). It replaced the Modèle 1951 helmet. It was the sta ...
* SPECTRA helmet


Notes


References

*Kenneth Conboy and Simon McCouaig, ''South-East Asian Special Forces'', Elite series 33, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1991. *Kenneth Conboy, ''FANK: A History of the Cambodian Armed Forces, 1970–1975'', Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd, Djakarta 2011. *Peter Abbott, Philip Botham and Mike Chappell, ''Modern African Wars (1): Rhodesia 1965–80'', Men-at-arms series 183, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1986.


External links


Le modèle militaire 1951


{{DEFAULTSORT:Modele 1951 helmet Combat helmets of France Military equipment introduced in the 1950s