We must know about helmet or Helm, but u know how history of helmet? Who the man or nations that the first time used helmet ? So lets we find the story behind that :) . The oldest known use of helmets was by Assyrian soldiers in 900BC, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from sword blows and arrows. The name Helm is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-saxon tribes of Britain. The name was taken on by someone who worked as “herdsman”. The surname Helm is derived from the Old English word “HELM”, which means a covering. In some a later dialects, this word took on the which means of a roofed shelter for cattle.
In civilian life, helmets are used for recreational activities and sports (e.g., jockeys in horse racing, American football, ice hockey, cricket, and rock climbing); dangerous work activities (e.g., construction, mining, riot police); and transportation (e.g., Motorcycle helmets and bicycle helmets). Since the 1990s, most helmets are made from resin or plastic, which may be reinforced with fibers such as aramids.
The uses of helmet In military
A "Brodie helmet" used by British Commonwealth officers in both World Wars and US forces in predominantely the First.Helmets were among the newest forms of combat protection, and are known to have been worn by Romans, throughout the Middle Ages, and up to the end of the 1600s by many combatants. At that time, they were purely military equipment, protecting the head from cutting blows with swords, flying arrows, and low-velocity musketry. Some helmets, in order to protect the neck as well, have a sort of extension made of leather strips called pteruges, particularly common in the Middle East.
Military use of helmets declined after 1670, and rifled firearms ended their use by foot soldiers after 1700. By the 18th century, cavalry units often wore steel body cuirasses, and frequently metal skull protectors under their hats, called "secrets".
The Napoleonic era saw ornate cavalry helmets reintroduced for cuirassiers and dragoons in some armies; they continued to be used by French forces during World War I as late as 1915, when they were replaced by the new French Adrian helmet. It was soon followed by the adoption of similar steel helmets by the other warring nations.
The Prussian spiked helmet, or Pickelhaube, offered almost no protection from the increased use of heavy artillery during World War I, and in 1916 was replaced by the German steel helmet, or Stahlhelm, and afterwards it was worn merely for tradition.World War I and its increased use of heavy artillery had renewed the need for steel helmets, which were quickly introduced by all the combatant nations for their foot soldiers. In the 20th century, such helmets offered protection for the head from shrapnel and spent, or glancing, bullets.
Today's militaries often use high-quality helmets made of ballistic materials such as Kevlar, which have excellent bullet and fragmentation stopping power. Some helmets also have good non-ballistic protective qualities, to protect the wearer from non-ballistic injuries, such as concussive shock waves from explosions, motor vehicle accidents, or falls. Military helmets can be worn with radio earmuffs, and other equipment such as night vision goggles, can be added. Military helmets are often worn with a removable cotton-polyester helmet cover, which allows the user to change the pattern of the camouflage (e.g., from dark green forest camouflage to tan-coloured desert camouflage).
Types of helmet
• Military
• Fighter pilot helmet
• PH helmet - actually a flexible hood: early types of British gas masks
• Leather helmet - aviator and tank operator headgear
• Motorcycle and Bicycle helmets
• Cricket batsmen wearing helmets.Cricket helmet - protective headgear worn by batsmen in a game of
• Equestrian helmet - protective headgear worn by horse riders
• Batting helmet - protective headgear worn by batters in a game of baseball or softball
• catcher's full face helmet
• Football helmet - for American football and Canadian football
• Eyeshield - a type of visor for a football helmet
• Hockey helmet
• Goalie mask
• Lacrosse helmet
• Pith helmet (a.k.a. sun helmet)
• Ski helmet - protective helmet for skiers
• Association football headgear - protective headgear worn by some association football (soccer) players
• A helmet is worn in bobsledding
• A helmet is worn in the Gaelic sport of hurling
• A helmet may be worn whilst wakeboarding. These helmets must be waterproof and may come with ear protectors to reduce the chance of a burst ear drum after a bad fall
• Safety helmet for scuba diving. Not air-holding. May have a built-in forehead light. Images at [1].
• Helmets are also routinely worn in most forms of auto racing.
• Helmets for work
• Diving helmet - protective headgear worn by professional divers engaged in surface supplied diving
• Hard hat - often seen on building sites; may have a visor
• Miner's helmet
• Space helmet
• Welding helmet - protective headgear worn by welders
• Protective and emergency services
• Custodian helmet - British police headgear
• Firefighter's helmet
• F1 helmet - French type firefighter helmet
• Merryweather helmets - Victorian-era fire helmet in Britain and Hong Kong
• Lifeboatman's helmet
• Riotsquad helmet
• SWAT team helmet - mostly PASGT type
• Other helmets
• Pith helmet - sun protection helmet
• Winged helmet - fictional Scandinavian helmet
• Balaclava
• Tarnhelm, mythical helmet that makes its wearer invisible
• Protective helmets for mentally disabled persons.[2]
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmet
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