Mark 6 combat helmet and cover, Gulf War, 1990-1991
Nylon fibre helmet and fabric cover, 1990 (c).
The Mark 6 British Army universal pattern helmet was introduced from 1985. The Mark 6 and Mark 6A models were replaced by the Mark 7 helmet from 2009. This example has a desert pattern camouflage cover attached, as used in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM (1990-1991).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1991-07-72-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1991-07-72-1