The M63, is a combat helmet of South African origin, based on the French Modèle 1951 helmet, the M63 replaced the Brodie helmet, a British type, and steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in which year, by John Leopold Brodie?
M63 helmet:  Based on the French Modèle 1951 helmet, the M63 replaced the British type Brodie helmets during the early 1960s, and saw extensive use during the Rhodesian and Angolan bush wars.
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