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Ssh-68M / 6B14 |
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Half-steel half-composite helmet, with the outside shell made of steel and inside shell of composite. There are several models of the liner, either with 2-point or 3-point chinstrap. These helmets have seen limited usage, mostly in 1990s in international missions and exercises. Another name is 6B14, which is designation by the helmet manufacturer, NII Stali. It is seen written on the helmet brim. |
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6B14 - also known as Ssh-68M |
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"Russian 6B14 (aka SSh-68M) steel/composite helmet. It is a later modification of SSh-68M helmet. This modification was manufactured by NII Stali around 2002-2006 and then replaced by its 6B26/27/28 composite line. It has got a 3-point chinstrap, contrary to earlier 2-point chinstrap. Leather chinstrap was replaced by textile one, metal buckles were replaced by plastic and a plastic chincup was added. Most commonly seen is the brown colour liner, but one could also find more rare black colour liners." |
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RUSSIAN EXPERIMENTAL (?) COMPOSITE - is almost
certainly the same model as the previous entry above. |
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Ssh68N steel and composite combination helmet. "Green outer steel shell with inner lined with composite material and a green cloth band wraps up around the outer covering the steel/compo join. Black nylon-type webbing liner with large circular perforated crown pad and black leather sweatband. Adjustable nape straps and split-chin cup. Makers label to rear left. Forest ("Les") pattern camo cover. These helmets are similar to the Ssh-68M in construction but are used by internal forces whilst the 68M (see above) are used by the Army." |
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6B6 "Titanium and composite hybrid, part of the 6B6-6B7 program. Its developer was NII Stali who also made the Altyn and K6-3 helmets. Unlike the 6B7 (an all-composite helmet), the 6B6 has a combination of titanium and composite material. The outer shell is 3mm titanium and inner shell is made of aramid. Development of 6B6 took place in 90s and it was accepted by the MOD in 2000 for general use. Only limited numbers of these saw service as they were high cost items to produce and as a result this is one of the rarer Russian army helmets. Weight is 1.6kg" |
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P7 |
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"The official designation is P7 ("?7" in
cyrillic alphabet), or 6B7 ("6?7" in cyrillic alphabet).
The latter is the designation by the developer, NII Stali. One can
see this written by hand near this helmet rim. |
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6B7/P7 |
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"This strange-shaped helmet is an early
modification of 6B7 model. Commercially they are also known as P7.
They were issued in limited numbers in the last decade of 20th century.
Probably the last action they saw is Second Chechenian war.
Afterwards they were replaced by newer modifications of 6B7. |
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6B7 |
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"Here is a standard issue 6B7, made by NII Stali. Note the double rivets holding the liner. Also note the rim here is less flat against first 6B7 showed by Adrian Blake. His helmet is made earlier, when some variances were still encountered. As a standard issue, NII Stali's 6B7 come without covers but with painted camo. Also adding to already said about 6B7 in general, it came out from the "Borit" research program, which was initiated by NII Stali back in late 80s. It was started seeking for replacement of SSh-68. Two helmets were made, titanium 6B6 and composite 6B7. First one was found to be too expensive. The composite program was renamed to Borit-M and led to development of 6B7." |
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6B7-1M |
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"It is manufactured by Armocom
(or Centr Armocom to be precise). It came as a second step in developing
its 6B7-1 helmet. |
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6B26 |
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"Russian 6B26, manufactured by NII Stali. In its helmet line NII Stali has a set of three main army helmets (6B26, 6B27, 6B28) alongside with other helmets. Besides visual differences, these three also have different weight and ballistic protection. 6B26 is a light-weighted version (only 0,95 kg) army helmet, mostly aimed at special operations units (but not paras). Its ballistic protection is V50 = 580 m/s. It was approved for usage in the Russian army in 2006. The shell is made of aramid with polymer film binding (different technology than that usually used in western helmets). The liner is three-point. The buckle here is somewhat unpractical being simple hook/ring combination, which could be detached unintentionally." |
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6B28 |
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"This is a para helmet in the current
NII Stali production line of 6B26/27/28. Oficially it is in production
since 2006, but at least during first three years they were quite
limited in numbers. The first units receiving 6B28 were Paras Guards
Divisions , like 76th Guards DShD (DShD - Desantno-Shturmovaja
Divizija = para assault division) in Pskov. |
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Skat-2DT (made by Armokom). This heavy (2.3kg) composite has a very thick shell and unusual thick "A" shaped foam liner supplements. Unfortunately the label on this example is completely worn. |
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