page_title: Mk 6 helmet
section_title: Mk 6A
hierarchical_section_title: Mk 6 helmet / Mk 6A
caption_attribution_description: English: Desert Shield - Company C, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division live fire training exercise to assault mock village and trench complex, rifleman in trench providing covering fire English: British soldier wearing two-colour desert variant (1991). British soldier wearing the Mk 6 helmet with desert DPM cover during Operation Granby. Deutsch: Ein britischer Soldat mit einem L85-Sturmgewehr, einem Mk. 6-Helm und Wüstentarnuniform während des Zweiten Golfkriegs. Français&#160;: Soldat britannique portant le casque Mk 6, avec le camouflage désert DPM pendant l'opération Granby. Soldat britannique pendant la première guerre du Golfe (1991). Document photographique officiel du PFC John F. Freund, photographe du XVIII Airborne Corps History Office. Fantassin britannique pendant la Deuxième guerre du Golfe. Português: Soldado britânico na Guerra do Golfo. Čeština: Britský voják v průběhu války v Perském zálivu. Britský voják při ostrém výcviku před útokem. Српски / srpski: Британски војник у операцији „Пустињски штит“. Slovenčina: Britský vojak pri ostrom výcviku pred útokom. Български: Британски войник по време на операция „Пустинен щит“. Simple English: British Infantryman in Iraq. Mirandés: Suldado británico na Guerra de l Golfo.
context_page_description: The Mk 6 helmet was the standard combat helmet of the British Armed Forces as well as another supplied helmet of the UN during peacekeeping operations. The Mk 6 replaced the Mk IV helmet in army service and the RAC helmet in naval service. The jump in MK numbers is thought due to the confusion surrounding the MK IV helmet using the MK V lining, introduced in 1959. The MK 6, introduced into service from the 1980s, is designed to accept modern ear protection, Bowman personal radios, and respirators. The helmet is manufactured by NP Aerospace, and is reported to have an "almost unlimited service life" by the manufacturer.
  The helmet in its default configuration is a dark green. The army use covers to camouflage the helmet and adapt it to different environments. Covers include the British Disruptive Pattern Material in temperate, woodland and desert patterns, multicam pattern, Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform, a pure white cover for arctic environments and a United Nations blue coloured cover. It is sometimes referred as the "battle bowler", a term first used for the First World War Brodie helmet.
context_section_description: In 2005, the Mk 6 began to be replaced by an evolution of the original design, the Mk 6A helmet. NP Aerospace also manufactures the Mk 6A. Although it looks very similar to the Mk 6, the Mk 6A has enhanced ballistic protection and is marginally heavier than the earlier model. The two variants can be easily distinguished from each other when the cover is removed, as the material of the Mk 6 is olive green whilst the Mk 6A is black.
caption: British soldier wearing the Mk 6 helmet with desert DPM cover during Operation Granby.
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