M42 Duperite helmet
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The M42 Duperite helmet was a paratrooper helmet issued to Australian paratroopers during WW2 and was produced by The Australian Moulding Corporation. The helmet got its eponymous name from the shock impact-absorbing material it was composed of. It was similar to the first of the British dispatch rider helmets.
References
[edit]- http://nuke.combat-helmets.com/Default.aspx?tabid=88 M42 Duperite helmet (in German)
External links
[edit]- Media related to M42 Duperite helmet at Wikimedia Commons