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Pith helmet. The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, [ a] sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi[ b] is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. [ 1] The pith helmet originates from the Spanish military adaptation of the native salakot headgear of the Philippines. [ 2][ 3] It was often worn by European ...
14. 4. Former Belgian Land Component M113A1B upgraded to M113A2+ standard, integrated by Elbit Systems with turret and 76mm L23A1 gun from decommissioned FV101 Scorpion CVR (T). There are also a few M113A1 armed with the 76mm L23A1 gun and turret, but was done in-house by the Philippine Army. Infantry fighting vehicles.
Description. Salakot is a general term for a range of related traditional headgear used by virtually all ethnic groups of the Philippines. It is usually dome-shaped or cone-shaped, but various other styles also exist, including versions with dome-shaped, cone-shaped, or flat crowns with a flat or gently sloping brim.
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) respectively.
Military helmets. Brodie helmet (in US M1917 helmet) (1935-1946) M1 helmet (1942-1946) American M1938 tanker helmet (1942-1946) Military lightweight cloth-covered helmet. Guinit sun helmets [1] (1935-1942) sun helmet (1935-1946) Military garrison caps. garrison cap (1935-1946) overseas cap (1935-1946) Military caps, hats, and hood. M1941 ...
A capirote[ 1] is a Catholic pointed hat of conical form that is used in Spain and Hispanic countries by members of a confraternity of penitents. It is part of the uniform of such brotherhoods including the Nazarenos and Fariseos during Easter observances and reenactments in some areas during Holy Week in Spain and its former colonies, though ...
Cypraecassis rufa. Cypraecassis rufa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae. It is commonly known as the bullmouth shell or red helmet shell, and also as the cameo shell. [2] A shell of Cypraecassis rufa. The anterior end is to the lower left.
Rayadillo. Rayadillo is a blue -and- white striped cotton or flannel material that was used to make the military uniforms worn by Spanish colonial soldiers from the mid 19th century until the early 20th century. It was commonly worn by soldiers posted in overseas Spanish tropical colonies and later, Spanish Morocco [ 1] and Spanish Guinea.