North African and Middle East and the neighboring countries of these regions. The topic will focus on vintage steel and some early composite helmets.

​ Ottoman Empire (Turkey): M16/17/18. One cropped model and one without visor. 
The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in WW1. 
WWI Era. Afghanistan Austrian M16/17 Helmet.
Afghan troops (Royal and Socialist) with WW1 German and Austrian helmets, include the ECO M18 ear cut-out variant.
​The Shah of Persia (present-day Iran) inspects Persian troops in 1941. The helmets appear to be Austrian type.
West German (Finnish contract?) Post War M40 helmet.
1950s. Egyptian Army US M1 "Steel Pot" helmets.
 1955. Syrian Presidential Guard of honour with French Type Adrian helmets. Photo: GettyImages.
1962. Algeria Independence War. ALN (National Liberation Army) future National People's Army with German MG-34 and MP-40 SMG. They wear M51 helmets. Photo: GettyImages.
1962. Algerian soldiers with early M51 Bulgarian helmets. Press photo.
​The Bulgarian M51 model was not widely accepted in its early days in Bulgaria, but it was immortalized in the Martyrs' Monument in Algeria.
1963 Moroccan Army M51 wear French OTAN helmets, French MAS 49-56 rifle and French M24-29 LMG. Press photo.
1968 Suez Canal. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser shakes hands with Egyptian soldiers equipped with Warsaw Pact Polish Wz50 and Czech Vz52/53 helmets. Photo Getty Images.
1979. Libyan troops sent by Muammar Gaddafi in support of Uganda are received by the country's president, Idi Amin.The troops wear MKIII "Turtle" helmets. Libya also used the MKII Brodie helmets
​1990s. While Uganda is not a country in the MENA region, it was an important ally of Libya. In this photo, a Ugandan soldier is wearing the DDR's M82 helmet (Gerat 605 Export).
​1980 - 1988. Iran Iraq War. Iranian Soldier with West German M62 Helmet
1980s. Iraqi soldiers wear Soviet types helmets and camo covers with nets.
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Iraq Helmet (Fiber)
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Iraq Fiber Helmet (Elite ?)
Iraqi Helmet M80/90 (South Korean ROK M76)
1980s/ Sahrawi, Western Saharan troops with Chinese GK80 helmets and AK47.
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1980s - 90s. Turkish Helmet Desert Sand Color, M56 (East German).
!990 - 2010. Syrian Army with DDR East German "Export version" M605 M82 helmet.
2016. Lebanese Army wear postwar Italian M33 helmets.