IRAQ
I am taking it on trust when Joseba Revuelda gives this the nomination
of 'M80' - I have not seen it referred to as such elsewhere.
It definitely is, however, a South Korean designed ballistic
plastic helmet that has been in service with the Iraqi military
since the late 1970s; as to whether it is a ROK export item or is
made in Iraq, I am back in the dark!
There are similar Iraqi plastic helmets in circulation that have much larger flatter 'rivets' or studs holding in the liner, positioned differently to those on this 'M80'; Joseba has given those the denomination of M90 and states that they are an Iraqi produced helmet.
The chinstrap of this helmet is virtually identical to the 'ball' T-1 type used on US M1 helmets from the late 1944 onwards.
