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ShL-82 is the latest Soviet / Russian leather helmet. First developed in 1982 its a further design
upgrade of the ShL series of helmets and is externally identical to the ShL-78.
Just like all of the previous ShL helmets, ShL-82 has tropical, ShLO-82, and winter, ShZ-82,
versions.
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| Front view of the ShL-82 helmet. |
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| Right view of the ShL-82 helmet. Note that strap on the top of the helmet ends before the pad. |
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| View from the back - note there is a single buttoned strap. |
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| Close up on the top strap and mask hook. |
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| ID tag of the ShL-82 helmet. First line is name of the helmet, second is size and third is
date of production. |
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| Right view of the ShLO-82 helmet. Note top is made out of mesh, not leather. |
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| Close up on the mesh top. |
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| View from the back. Note that ShLO-82 has two buttoned straps on the back, while regular
ShL-82 only one. |
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| ID tag of the ShLO-82 helmet, same style as the ShL-82. |
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| ShL-82 helmet with KM-32AG mask - possible early setup of the Soviet helicopter pilots in
Afghanistan. |
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| ID tag of the ShZ-82 helmet. |
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| Top view of the ShZ-82 - this helmet looks identical to the regular ShL-82. |
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| Back view - unlike ShLO-82 above, this ShZ-82 has one buttoned strap just like the ShL-82. |
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| Right view - once again note that while ShLO-82 does not have buttoned straps on sides, ShZ-82 has
all the external atrributes of the ShL-82. |
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| For all those who love real pilot combinations - here is the possible winter setup of Soviet
bomber pilots. The only missing piece is the helmet liner cap which I do not currently own - but it
was not always worn. |
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| Same setup as above. Bomber crews had standard KM-32 mask, but since they did not need occipital
bladders, they were taken out of the helmet leaving mask's bladder connector dangling in the air. |
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