composite helmets index

URUGUAY

M76 - an example of the South Korean design used throughout the world - see also IRAQ

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M76 - a variety of colour schemes

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JORGE PANUNCIO

"Musicians M76 it is a rarest M76 from our country, a parade modification from early 2000´s or close to that.

Dark blue example has US chinstraps, a common practice here."

 

M80 - used on UN duties.

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A familiar South Korean export helmet.

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DIEGO MALDONADO

 

PASGT type used by Uruguayan police

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GALLET F2 - tested by Uruguayan Army

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DIEGO MALDONADO

"The helmet was used for the Uruguayan Army for Ballistic tests. It has multiple shots 9mm and 3.57.

 

Israeli M76 made by Tamah that was possibly issued to the IDF before being transferred to Uruguay.  Unfortunately the helmet is gutted

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GUY TIRK

 

LIGHTWEIGHT BODY ARMOUR F6

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ALEKSANDR SOLOVJOV

"Uruguayan (British-made) LBA F6 PASGT helmet. It is issued to Uruguayan UN peacekeeping missions, with an ambition to equip with these the whole army. The shape is standard PASGT-type but the liner system is typical for LBA products. The liner is held by four rivets (possibly there could be more but the LBA catalogue features pictures with four rivets). Chinstrap is three-point and features a flexible rubber chincup. 

The helmets should have been used with the blue UN cover, but latter were claimed to be uncomfortable and scratched the head with the elasticated drawstring. Hence many of them were removed and the helmets were painted in blue instead."

 

LIGHTWEIGHT BODY ARMOUR LBA F6

British-made helmets, used by Uruguayan forces on peacekeeping operations in DR Congo.
Also found with green paint, as shown above.

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DIEGO MALDONADO

 

RBR helmet used on UN mission in D.R. Congo.

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DIEGO MALDONADO

 

Specialist EOD helmet, made in Germany, used from 2014 by Uruguayan bomb disposal.

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Photographs supplied by
DIEGO MALDONADO