SSh-60

The SSh-60 (СШ-60 (Russian: стальной шлем образца 1960 года/stalnoy shlyem, or steel helmet) was a product improvement of the Soviet SSh-40 steel helmet of the Soviet Army and entered production around 1960.

The internal harness was modified to include four brown vynil flaps (rather than three as with the SSh-40) attached to the dome rivets.

The flaps were moved to the top of the helmet along with two rivets and the chin strap.

[1][2] The flaps of the liner were threaded together with an adjustable white cord tie and they weren't padded as previous models, allowing the user to wear a fur winter cap (ushanka) beneath the helmet, by adjusting the ties accordingly.

[3] The SSh-60 was exported to some Warsaw Pact members,[2] and other countries including Vietnam, where it was mostly used by North Vietnamese Army anti-aircraft artillery crews during the Vietnam War;[4] Syrian troops were issued with SSh-60s during the Yom Kippur war; Prior to the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi Army used the Polish wz.