tion for 2 class. Area protection - 16.3 dm2, weight - 4.5 kg. [6, c.99] and release of personal body armor in our country and the CIS has been a lot of government and commercial enterprises. Prominent on the market occupied by body armor (PSU) - protection corps. Weed heads are much rarer. On the one hand, this can be explained by the peculiarities of the market: body armor used in various fields - "military", "police", "public". The protective helmet means more specific. On the other hand, head protection from firearms is a difficult task, and the head compared with the body is much smaller and more moving target. But falling into the body can cause injuries of varying severity - from mild to fatal. If you hit in the head almost guaranteed death, serious injury or concussion, in other words, sound output from the ranks. This is evident in the melee when lesions in the head is not much difficulty. Not coincidentally helmet or headband for a long time belonged to outfit soldiers who fought hand to hand with the enemy. Firearms not finished career helmets. If the armor to the XVIII century. went out of use, the helmets (helmet) survived as a means of protection against knives. However, they are more relieved and, in the cavalry and infantry to protect against saber blows. Increased interest in personal protection caused the First World War. However protykulovi helmets failed to construct then anyone. Steel helmets have become the most common way to protect your head from small fragments. These helmets sustainable development "protyshrapnel-them" helmets, which appeared at the beginning of the war. In this direction and develop helmets for decades. Continuous growth of the shrapnel ammunition in a number of weapons manpower contributed to this development. steel army helmet bullet penetrated the intermediate cartridge of 800-900 m, and rifle - from 1700 m Therefore, protection against light shrapnel still remains a major requirement for "viskovyh 'helmets. the "army" of police helmets, police or internal forces ineffective. Therefore, constantly developing new remedies head. "Mask 2", developed by SRI CT Russia protects against attacks with sticks, metal rods, stone, has a variable damping layer (liner), lifting visor, wide strap, adjustable, with support for the chin. plastic helmet domestic production SH-307 (PVP "technology", Kharkov) with a transparent visor with polycarbonate and bramtsi to protect the neck. It protects your head from the blows with stones, sticks and other heavy items. Has internal Damping equipment and recording system helmet on his head. Made two sizes to fit the head: 1-standard size - 56-60, 2nd dimension - 60-62. Area protection - not less than 13 dm2, weight - not more than 1.5 kg. "Air 2000" (Irpin) manufactures helmets 1-grade protection "Sphere" and "Helmet-1" and shock plastic helmet with visor "silos." Usual method of individual body armor has special titanium helmet STSH-81 "Sph...