{"product_id":"rare-us-army-military-vietnam-era-body-variable-armour-ground-troop-back-plate","title":"Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Back Plate","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/RgZ50VM\/Compressed-Logo-clipped-bar.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eRare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Black Plate\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style='font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; font-size: 14pt;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eGenuine US Army Ground troop ballistic armour plates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eBack plate only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eGood used condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eRare to find in the UK. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eIn 1965, following the successful production of small arms protective body armor for aircrews in Vietnam, Natick Labs began developing bullet-proof armor for infantry soldiers.1 The result was a nylon felt vest that could be worn by itself for protection against missile fragments, but that also allowed armor plates to be inserted to upgrade protection to small arms fire (including 30 caliber bullets). The front and back ceramic\/fibreglass composite plates also had integral webbing carriers that enabled them to be worn independently of the vest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eThe weight of this variable armor system ranged from 5½ lbs for just the vest, up to approximately 20½ lbs for full bullet-proof and fragment protection:2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; 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