Modèle 1951 helmet

Modèle 1951 helmet
Modèle 1951 helmet
	Modèle 1951 helmet of the French Army. This particular helmet is on display as an ex-voto at Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille. The back of the helmet is slightly bent, suggesting that it was hit by fragmentation.
Type	Combat helmet
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1952–1990 (France)
Used by	See Users
Wars	First Indochina War; Korean War; Vietnam War; Laotian Civil War; Cambodian Civil War; Algerian War; Cameroon War; Bizerte crisis; Suez Crisis; 1958 Lebanon crisis; Portuguese Colonial War; Angolan Civil War; Rhodesian Bush War; South African Border War; Chadian Civil War (1965–1979); Chadian–Libyan War; Toyota War; Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995); Sand War; Ifni War; Western Sahara War; Western Sahara conflict; Mauritania–Senegal Border War; Djiboutian Civil War; 1967 Six-Day War; 1967-1970 War of Attrition; Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon; 1973 Yom Kippur War; Lebanese Civil War; 1978 South Lebanon conflict; 1982 Lebanon War; South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000); 2006 Lebanon War; Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994); Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999); First Ivorian Civil War; Second Ivorian Civil War; Mali War; Islamist insurgency in the Sahel; Central African Bush War; Central African Republic Civil War
Production history
Designer	French Army Quartermaster Corps
Designed	1951
Manufacturer	French Army Quartermaster Corps; HR; A.G. Paris; E.P.C. Paris; SAUF Paris; Richard Haas & Cie; J.Dunois & Fils Vincennes; Cie Labbé Fr. St-Florent du Cher; Établissements Luchaire; Franck Aubervilliers; Carpentier Cusset; Ducellier Issoire; Japy Voujaucourt; L.U. Messei; M.AM.OU Marseille; Menesa Neunkirchen; Thilbault Montreuil
Produced	1951–1976

The Modèle 1951 helmet was a military helmet used by the French military (Army, Navy, Air Force and Gendarmerie), iconic of the Algerian War. It replaced a variety of helmets used during the Second World War, including the Adrian helmet, Modèle 1945 helmet and American-supplied M1 Helmet.