PASGT - used by Chilean Marines 1980s-90s |
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PASGT clone - Baselli Co Shell may be very similar to the US PAGT, but the liner and chinstrap has a more Euro-Canadian influence. |
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Baselli Co logo on rear chinstrap pad. |
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BASELLI M-2 "Helmet M-2 , of service ( in barracks ) and parade, of the Chilean Air Force (FACH = Fuerza Aérea de Chile ), manufactured in Sargal (plastic of high resistance), by Baselli Hnos. Ltd. It is presented with 3 different models of chinstrap : For garrison service (green canvas), for parade (white canvas) and with strap pads of Baselli. It is manufactured since 1986." |
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CHILEAN RABINTEX RBH 303-GOLFO |
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LEFT RBH 303 GOLFO - |
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"The Chilean Army issued, on January 2006, Technical Specification CAK-5024 requesting a combat helmet with specific requirements (Protection Level:IIIA according to method NIJ Standard-0101.04). Finally it accepted a "RBH-303 Classic" Rabintex Israeli pattern model, modified to comply with the said requirements and named "RBH 303-Golfo". The T.S. CAK-5024 established ballistic conditions (V 50 > 610 m/s), weight, colors and other parameters, as the use of microphones and radio-telephone systems. The helmet is made of composite materials, Aramid being its main component. This helmet equips at present the Chilean Army and Carabineros de Chile (National Police), the helmet is employed, without any modifications, by parachutists." |
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RABINTEX 303 - GOLFO |
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"A Rabintex 303, but the tag
is specially made for this batch exported to Chile, on the tag you
can read 'Casco Model Golfo', that is the name of the local
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GOLFO HELMETS - comparison |
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GOLFO 1 - with first liner system |
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"Born from the need to replace the old M1, by a model that will provide greater benefits ballistic, ergonomic and accessory ( mount viewers and elements of telecommunications ). The Golfo is manufactured entirely by the national industry : "Baselli Hnos. Ltd.", in para-aramid synthetic fiber, with technological consultantship of Du Pont, that manufactured an anti-fragmentary helmet under protection level NIJ II, and ballistic Limit V50 > 1,500 ft/s. The Golfo was delivered to the Chilean Army since the year 2000, in the amount of 15,000 units, and was used by the forces of Chilean intervention in Haiti. This model has a strong suspension of canvas. It was provided with a suspension of the Cradle type." |
GOLFO 1 - with second liner system. "The shell is as the original, but the liner is a Gallet-type very similar to that of the Danish M96." |
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GOLFO 2 or Bs41 "This model has similar ballistic characteristics that
the Golfo 1, but is 300 grams lighter and, the most important thing,
it is cheaper! Equally, it fulfills the Protection Level NIJ II. |
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ORLITE helmet - imported from Israel. |
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Rabintex CAD 4-5 |
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South Korean Corlon export helmet - The familiar South Korean (though often actually manufactured elsewhere) Corlon helmet. |
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This is apparently made in at least three shell-thicknesses.See
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