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Bulletproof vest. Appearance. The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) in MultiCam, as issued to United States Army soldiers. A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or bullet-resistant vest, is a type of body armour designed to absorb impact and prevent the penetration of firearm projectiles and explosion fragments to the torso.
Warsaw University of Technology. Occupation. priest. Known for. invention of bulletproof vest. Casimir Zeglen, CR (Polish: Kazimierz Żegleń; 4 March 1869 – before 1927 [citation needed]) was a Polish Catholic priest who invented a silk bulletproof vest in the late 19th century. [1][2][3] He was a vowed member of the Resurrectionists.
Bulletproof glass window of a jeweler after a burglary attempt. Bulletproofingis the process of making an object capable of stopping a bulletor similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. shrapnel). The term bullet resistanceis often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protection against all types of bullets, or ...
The first record of body armor in history was found on the Stele of Vultures in ancient Sumer in today's south Iraq. [2] [3] The oldest known Western armor is the Dendra panoply, dating from the Mycenaean Era around 1400 BC. Mail, also referred to as chainmail, is made of interlocking iron rings, which may be riveted or welded shut.
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.
Flak jacket. The two components of an obsolete British military flak vest. On the left, the nylon vest. On the right, the 12 layers of ballistic nylon that provide the actual protection. A flak jacket or flak vest is a form of body armor. A flak jacket is designed to provide protection from case fragments ("frag") from high explosive weaponry ...
Weight. 4.2-4.8 kg. 6B2 (Russian: 6Б2) is a Soviet ballistic vest. It is the first serial mass issued body armor of the Soviet Armed Forces, designed on the eve of Soviet-Afghan war. It was introduced into service in 1981. Use of this vest decreased losses of Soviet troops and it became the basis for the further development of domestic ...
Specifications. Weight. 6B3T: 12.2 kg. 6B3TM-01: 8.2 kg. 6B3 (Russian: 6Б3) is a ballistic vest of the Soviet Armed Forces. It was the first widely issued and mass produced ballistic vest rated to stop assault rifle rounds. It was created by NII Stali after Soviet troops in Afghanistan noted the lack of protection against rifle rounds that the ...