This is a great video, I hope you don't mind if I sample your steel helmet tests a little bit when I talk about Russian army helmets. I conducted my own tests on these helmets and got similar results as you did!
@vladimirmakarov2613 жыл бұрын
ayy it's you I was wondering when you'd make one on the SSh-68
@Apollo_16413 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@Quillyik3 жыл бұрын
loving the ballistic tests so far wish more guntubers would commit to doing actual ballistic tests
@nylegibbs76443 жыл бұрын
You ain’t destroying a piece of history, you can always just get another one from ragman level 1
@theopot57983 жыл бұрын
I never knew that these helmets were that kind of life savers at standart 9mm , but that 7.62 x25 tokarev is really a killer !
@gamecubekingdevon34 жыл бұрын
you might want to keep the video stored safely into a HDD, just in case youtube decide to go crazy with the content (as some older content did, at some point, disapeared because of YT's weirdness)
@Corndog14 жыл бұрын
shooting this close to a ricochet helmet gives me anxiety! thanks for the good vid and test!
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
If this gives you anxiety, go check out the Swedish M37/65 test we did.
@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJV3 жыл бұрын
Awesome insightful test guys! As a Miliitary Helmet afactinado like you as well as having worn and tested several Steel and Kevlar Helmets throughout my Military service careers to both to the USA and Republic of Estonia. The 1st helmet I wore was the US M1 in the US Army it was terrible. As one size fits all the damn thing got constantly loose and gave me constant headaches. Years later in the then fledging Estonian Defense Forces Army I wore this same Soviet helmet you tested here in this video the the SSh- 68 helmet also the Finnish/ Swedish 37-65 helmet and the East German M56 helmet. I also ballistically tested the East German M56 several times and found it overall to live up to its reputation if being an excellent protective helmet. Just as you , I found discovered as you did, that it depends on the batch of steel how the helmets were made as to their ballistic protection performance in resisting compromise. It has been claimed that the East German M56 helmet was alledgedy made of a Steel/ Titanium Mixture. I believe that this claim could indeed be factual with certain batches of the M56 helmet however not everyone or all of the batches of M56 helmets. I felt that the East German M56 helmet was superior to the worn old used US PASGT Kevlar that Estonia was begining to receive in 1995+. As the US manual states after a year of exposure to Sunlight and Rain the, Kevlar helmet loses some to allot of it's ballistic protection. Based upon my research and my personal testing, I did recommend that the GDR/ DDR NVA M56 Helmet be adapted by the then fledging Estonian Defense Forces Army back in 1995. As to it's known superior ballistic protection and available at the time. An American Militaria Historian author was in the process of writing a book about the East German M56 Helmet and reached out to the Estonian Defense Forces Army where I was tasked to respond. I did and he has photos of me wearing the DDR NVA M56 helmet for his book publication. Also a former East German Border Guard years ago told me that thet experimented with a composit material like Kevlar however the upgrade for GDR government was not affordable. I would like to see a photo of the GDR/ DDR NVA composit Kevlar Ballistic Helmet Believe me Mike, you guys tests on various Steel and composit material Military Helmets are very important. Thank you for your dedicated insightful work! Best Wishes Keep up the good needed work. Safe Journeys.
@sasquatch4404 жыл бұрын
Devin looking like Sgt. Mercury
@natecurves8024 жыл бұрын
Please keep making videos like these I love them
@vincem94683 жыл бұрын
Hey mike, you should two ideas 1.try shooting them with some intermediate rounds at ranges like 200 meters plus 2. Test if intermediate rounds with deflect if they hit at a steep slope. Thanks
@detroitandclevelandfan55033 жыл бұрын
7.62 tokarev is so under rated. I wish it was more popular.
@leutnantale29144 жыл бұрын
I might grab one of these in the near future. Great video!! 👍🏼
@krakaene49095 ай бұрын
Something strange I have noticed personally is a difference in chinstraps on these helmets. While most have a normal prong buckle, mine has a simple slide buckle (made 1990). One thing that would be really good to know with these tests is when the helmets were made, since a lot of gear made near the end of the Soviet Union was much lower quality than that made long before. Though it has been theorized the one in the first test was defective or fire-damaged, I would guess it was simply a low quality one made in ‘90, ‘91, 92’, or somewhere close to those years.
@couchcamperTM4 жыл бұрын
this years helmets seem to be better, I should buy one in 2021 lol
@charliedontsurf80633 жыл бұрын
Nah, the prices increase over time as less of them are becoming available, unless someone finds a shit ton of them at like a warehouse or something
@vladimirmakarov2613 жыл бұрын
we should have a company reproduce a bunch of old Helmets in mass (as unprofitable as it might be)
@MikeB1283 жыл бұрын
@@vladimirmakarov261 They already do.......
@CobyCollins02153 жыл бұрын
@@MikeB128 Hey any links. Just trying to get some good repros for my collection. Or is it a regular google search?
@CantoniaCustoms3 жыл бұрын
@@vladimirmakarov261 I mean they already do that with Stahlhelms. No clue how do repro german helmts do ballistically though.
@richardmendoza7384 жыл бұрын
Have you shot a polish pot yet? You probably have i just missed it. They feel pretty solid, maybe more so than the soviet. Awsome vid by the way!!!!!!! Love watching as always
@diendp27754 жыл бұрын
Great experiment guys
@manscapedgrinch14272 жыл бұрын
Oddly comfortable as well.
@jeremys69304 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike another good helmet test. Thanks for taking your time and money to test them. ( You can't test helmets where I'm from so it's really great to find out ). I was wondering what years are good ones for this helmet ?( As in years where it performs well against bullets ).
@kurtasiak4 жыл бұрын
Please test the Polish wz 67,,,Greetings from Poland
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
I will eventually.
@Numizmata033 жыл бұрын
Dwa uderzenia w czołową cześć hełmu i już jest dziura. Pozdrawiam
@Max-rk1oy4 жыл бұрын
What year was this one that was shot? I’d like to buy one for an affordable head protection in case shtf
@NoaThePineconeTaker3 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, I was curious about the batches the helmets came from. Would you happen to know what the "good" batches are, as well as the bad ones, and how to tell? I just bought one on ebay, and I wouldn't want it to be subpar in protection.
@MikeB1283 жыл бұрын
We're almost positive the first one was damaged by fire or compromised somehow. Most people have results like this video. Will test another one to confirm 2/3.
@NoaThePineconeTaker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, It's good to know that my helmet has some gold ballistic capabilities. It's probably the most comfortable helmet I own, besides my Yugo M59. That helmet's weird, it has the shell shape and paint color of the original M59, but the updated liner of the M59/85.
@comentedonakeyboard3 жыл бұрын
Comrade needs Aspirin 🤯
@vladimirmakarov2613 жыл бұрын
I know it's for the greater good of this test but it just hurts a bit to see it get shot tho
@traysure69532 жыл бұрын
Could we please get a follow up on the date of manufacture of both of the SSH 68 helmets that were tested? It should be marked in the inside, near the rear of the helmet, inside a black rectangle. Example, (3KO-year of manufacture). Thank you!
@traysure69532 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Hk4B5oLV5r80 Also, here is a very informative video on the SSH 68. It is in Russian but KZbin has an auto translate feature available with closed captioning.
@JulioRad9547 ай бұрын
Basically Level II performance, not bad
@redlightpumpkin89814 жыл бұрын
I have a polish variant of the SSh-68, the Wz.67, it seems pretty tough but I can't really test it since the firearms regulations in Poland are kinda tough
@Gracz874 жыл бұрын
What about shooting ranges? They are avaible in Poland for common people. You just pay for your place and weapons & amunition (if you do not have own) and just shot. Maybe owner will agree to shot helmet there? And Wz. 67 is not polish varianf of the SSh-68 helmet but own Polish contruction heavy based on Polish Wz. 31 helmet! For example check J. Kijak, "Hełmy Wojska Polskiego 1917-2000", Warsaw 2013, pages 89-92.
@vladimirmakarov2613 жыл бұрын
5.7 is small 5.56 7.62 Tokarev is small 7.62x39
@whitewolfO14 жыл бұрын
So out of curiosity what was the date and factory of the last one?
@JasonHurricane2 жыл бұрын
Wonder if waxing or oiling the helmets would help with glancing shots
@matthewbates26594 жыл бұрын
Retest of Finnish/German M40 🥰
@Muscovy74 жыл бұрын
why? it's a garbage helmet
@Cristian-nn5jj4 жыл бұрын
Most people forget that most of these were made to stop low velocity shrapnel, kinda like the flak jackets the air force wore. Nice video.
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
Did you even bother to watch the video before you commented?
@Cristian-nn5jj4 жыл бұрын
@@MikeB128 Yes that why I commented this. You mentioned it at the start and I was pointing out that lots of people don't take that into account.
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
@@Cristian-nn5jj Which is why I said that at the beginning.......*Sigh*
@Gracz874 жыл бұрын
That's why I am suprised it could protect from 9x18 and 9x19 mm bullets in close distance!
@Alext02504 жыл бұрын
Dear mike, once you finish with the test and helmet, what do you do with the helmet ? I'veen curious about the final destination of a helmet after a ballistic test
@jessebeaudin47704 жыл бұрын
Probably the trash lol
@JH-xf3zr4 жыл бұрын
He sells them
@stahlhelmturtle9822 Жыл бұрын
He either keeps them or sells them on his site
@nikitaastakhov92523 жыл бұрын
where do you buy these helmets?
@MikeB1283 жыл бұрын
I have some coming to my online shop soon at www.mikesmilitaria.com
@alanmcconnaughey26984 жыл бұрын
Would balancing the helmet on a 2x4 vs a styrofoam head make a difference regarding performance?
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
No idea. You should do a test with one and post it up :)
@alanmcconnaughey26984 жыл бұрын
@@MikeB128 Right - I I only asked because you used to use a styrofoam head when doing the videos. Probably not on all the helmets you are retesting now, but maybe on some. I'm not trying to be a smart ass and I'm not trying to come off as requesting you do more tests. As a helmet nerd I appreciate the videos you make.
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
@@alanmcconnaughey2698 No worries, I've found that it really doesn't make a difference in testing.
@Gracz874 жыл бұрын
Hey! Maybe italian M 33 helmet in future?
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
Good to know that still nothing I do is ever enough..
@Gracz874 жыл бұрын
@@MikeB128 Oh, Come on! It does not mean I do not like actual content :) Maybe Polish wz. 67 steel helmet is easier avaible for you? In Poland it cost about 10-20$
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
@@Gracz87 I will get to all of them. Just be patient. These are expensive and time-consuming to make.....
@Gracz874 жыл бұрын
@@MikeB128 Yes sir! I will wait! It's more my try to show off that I know some other helmets names, instead of demands :)
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
@@Gracz87 Understood. If you want to learn about more helmets, check out my Helmets of the World playlist on here.
@tonger70184 жыл бұрын
is the GK80 test uploaded yet?
@MikeB1284 жыл бұрын
Haven't done it. Need to find a crappy one.
@tonger70184 жыл бұрын
@@MikeB128 oh nice, well nice in that its nice that both of yours are good
@billhsu63493 жыл бұрын
Or, by any chance you could try and test a JK96 helmet? It is like a steel PASGT.
@Germano_143 жыл бұрын
How thick is this helmet? What sort of steel is It made from?