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Dragon Skin. X-ray of Dragon Skin Body Armor. Dragon Skin is a type of ballistic vest first-produced by the now-defunct company Pinnacle Armor, and was subsequently manufactured by North American Development Group LLC. [ 1] The vest manufacturer claimed that it could absorb a high number of bullets because of its unique design involving ...
Improved Outer Tactical Vest. The Improved Outer Tactical Vest ( IOTV) is an enhanced version of, and a replacement for, the older Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) component of the Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System, as fielded by the United States Army beginning in the mid-2000s. The IOTV is compatible with the Deltoid and Axillary Protector ...
The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armourworn from the medieval to early modern periodin the Western world, mostly platebut some mail armour, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date. It does not identify fastening components or various appendages such as lance ...
8.4 lb (3.8 kg) (outer tactical vest) [ 2] The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system ( IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older standardized fragmentation protective Personnel Armor System ...
Bronze scales were found at Mycenae and Troy; scale armour, the oldest form of metal body armor, was used widely throughout the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. In May 1960 [ 3 ] Swedish archaeologists discovered the earliest example of a beaten bronze cuirass at Dendra , dated at the end of the fifteenth century BC. [ 4 ]
Plate armour. Full plate armour for man and horse commissioned by Sigismund II Augustus, Livrustkammaren in Stockholm Sweden (1550s). Armour for Gustav I of Sweden by Kunz Lochner, c. 1540 ( Livrustkammaren ). Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of ...
Armour ( Commonwealth English) or armor ( American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or from a potentially dangerous environment or activity (e.g. cycling, construction sites, etc.).
Second Chance is an American body armor manufacturing company that was the first firm to use kevlar for body armor. The company was founded in the early 1970s by U.S. Marine and pizza delivery owner/driver Richard Davis. Davis developed the idea of a bulletproof vest after shooting three armed robbers in self-defense during a delivery.