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A riot protection helmet is a type of helmet
Helmet

A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries, a variation of the hat. The oldest use of helmets was by Ancient Greek soldiers, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from sword blows and arrows....
 designed for Law enforcement
Law enforcement

Law enforcement may refer to:...
 and Military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 use to protect its wearer from handheld melee weapons, and thrown projectiles such as bricks, as may be met in riot control
Riot control

Riot control refers to the measures used by police, military, or other forces to Formal social control, disperse, and arrest civilians that are involved in a riot, Demonstration , or protest....
.

There have been rare cases of riot protection helmets being worn to protect against objects blown by storm wind, for example in England in the 18 January 2007 gale.

The simplest form is a hard shell with reinforced padding, and a chinstrap and a hinge-up (usually polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Polycarbonates are a particular group of thermoplastic polymers. They are easily worked, injection moulding, and thermoforming; as such, these plastics are very widely used in the modern chemical industry....
) visor
VISOR

In the Star Trek fictional universe, a VISOR is a device used by the blindness to artificially provide them with a sense of sight. The device Scanner the electromagnetic spectrum, creating Visual perception input, and transmits it into the brain of the wearer via the optic nerves....
, as in this image.






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Riotsquad Helmet
A riot protection helmet is a type of helmet
Helmet

A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries, a variation of the hat. The oldest use of helmets was by Ancient Greek soldiers, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from sword blows and arrows....
 designed for Law enforcement
Law enforcement

Law enforcement may refer to:...
 and Military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 use to protect its wearer from handheld melee weapons, and thrown projectiles such as bricks, as may be met in riot control
Riot control

Riot control refers to the measures used by police, military, or other forces to Formal social control, disperse, and arrest civilians that are involved in a riot, Demonstration , or protest....
.

There have been rare cases of riot protection helmets being worn to protect against objects blown by storm wind, for example in England in the 18 January 2007 gale.

The simplest form is a hard shell with reinforced padding, and a chinstrap and a hinge-up (usually polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Polycarbonates are a particular group of thermoplastic polymers. They are easily worked, injection moulding, and thermoforming; as such, these plastics are very widely used in the modern chemical industry....
) visor
VISOR

In the Star Trek fictional universe, a VISOR is a device used by the blindness to artificially provide them with a sense of sight. The device Scanner the electromagnetic spectrum, creating Visual perception input, and transmits it into the brain of the wearer via the optic nerves....
, as in this image. These riot protection helmet visors are usually curved sideways and straight up-and-down, not curved both ways like on the older type of motorcycle helmet
Motorcycle helmet

A motorcycle helmet is a type of helmet used by motorcycle riders. The primary goal of a motorcycle helmet is motorcycle safety - to protect the rider's head during impact, thus preventing or reducing head injury or saving the rider's life....
. One accessory is a back-of-the-neck protector.

An example of a more complicated riotsquad helmet is a French CRS
Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité

The Compagnies R?publicaines de S?curit? are the Riot control and general reserve of the National Police . The CRS were created on 8 December 1944 and the first units were organised by 31 January 1945....
 helmet which has two visors: the outer visor is clear and hinges up outside the helmet; the inner visor hinges up between two layers of the helmet and has a finish which can be seen through from inside but from outside looks like opaque polished brass
Brass

Brass is any alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties. In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin....
.

Other possible accessories include built-in radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 microphone
Microphone

A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or?more recently?mic, is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal....
 and earpieces.

See also

  • Combat helmet
    Combat helmet

    A combat helmet is a helmet designed specifically for use during combat. Helmets are among the oldest forms of personal protective equipment, and are known to have been worn by the Assyrians around 900BC, followed by the ancient Greeks and Ancient Rome, throughout the Middle Ages, and up to the end of the 1600s by many combatants....


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