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Ballistic Helmet (Army)

The modern military ballistic helmet, also known as the “Mitch” helmet, weighs about 3.5 lbs and can protect the head from blunt trauma, fragmentation, etc.

Mempo (Samurai)

This facemask was used to protect the face and add to the fierceness of a samurai’s character. It was also called the men yori, which meaning “face armor.” It often came with a throat protector, sometimes referred to as the nodawa.

Rotational Maxillofacial Shield kit (Army)

This experimental facemask arrived in Iraq for testing by certain units some time in early to mid-2007. Its function was to provide protection from shrapnel and bullet fragmentation.

Nodawa (Samurai)

Hanging under, and most often attached to, the men yoroi (face armor) was a piece of armor that protected the neck and throat of a samurai. This protector, often called the nodawa, could also have been named eriwa or guruwa. Its primary function was to protect the neck from piercing and slashing during combat.

Throat Protector (Army)