Draft:Dutch M53 helmet

M53 helmet
View of an M53 helmet shell
TypeCombat helmet
Place of originNetherlands
Service history
In service1953-1996
Used bySee Users for details
WarsOperation Trikora
Bosnian War
Production history
ManufacturerSee Variants for details

The Dutch M53 helmet (Dutch: M53 Troepenhelm) is a combat helmet that was used by the Dutch military from 1953 to the mid 1996 when it was succeeded by the M95 helmet. The M53 replaced and standardized the variety of helmets used by the Netherlands before and after the Second World War. Modeled after the American M1, the helmet consists of two pieces, an outer metal shell and an inner liner made of laminate (pre-1970) or plastic (post-1970) . Eight manufacturers supplied the inner liners and four manufacturers supplied the shells.