• Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set
  • Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set
  • Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set
  • Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set
  • Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set
  • Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set
  • Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set
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Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set

Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set

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Rare US Army Military Vietnam Era Body Variable Armour Ground Troop Plates Set 

Genuine US Army Ground troop ballistic armour plates.

Front and back plates only.

Good used condition.

Rare to find in the UK. 

In 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.

The 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



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