| When we hear the word body armor, the first | | | | uncertain situations, even high profile personalities |
| image that comes in our mind is the clanking | | | | and politicians are advised to use body protecting |
| metal that was used in the battlefields during the | | | | shields. Also, the personal ballistic protection is |
| ancient times. Today the body armor industry is | | | | used by the common people to protect them |
| on a rise and being propagated by teams of highly | | | | from work related injuries. The first body armor |
| qualified experts who come up with a variety of | | | | in the form of Flak jackets made up of the nylon |
| body armors and bullet proof vests with the help | | | | fabric was used in the Korean and Vietnam battle |
| of the sewing machine. The reason for this is that | | | | fields. |
| the modern day’s body armors and | | | | The latest soft body protection armors are made |
| self-defense clothing are made up of the highly | | | | up of the fabric and are capable of defending the |
| resistant fabric which can ensure a life protecting | | | | body against shoots and stabs. During the process |
| shield against the bullets fired from firearms, short | | | | of manufacturing, the material is properly tested |
| range guns, sharp weapons like the knife and the | | | | and then used. After the bullet proof vests and |
| arrow and the explosives like the hand grenades. | | | | other body armors are manufactured, they have |
| The body armors manufactured these days have | | | | to pass through several tests such as the |
| a far more complicated theory and detailed | | | | ‘California ice pick test’. There are many |
| analysis is done before selecting the material for | | | | different levels in ballistic attacks; level I, level II, |
| making such armors. The modern day’s bullet | | | | level IIIA and level IV. These body armors are |
| proof vests are more flexible and light weighed | | | | tested for each level and then released into the |
| and can be easily compared with normal clothing. | | | | market to be used by the forces. |
| In a tight situation, the safety it provides will | | | | These body protecting armors are generally very |
| make it easy for you to use these life guards. | | | | expensive so it is advisable to get the body |
| During the ancient time when body armor was | | | | armors which are affordable and most effective |
| invented, there were different armors used to | | | | at the same time. It is obvious that the bullet |
| protect different parts of the body. | | | | proof vests which are made from the more |
| The most frequently used item of body armor | | | | effective material will usually be thicker. The less |
| that is used today is the bullet proof vest and is | | | | disruptive items of the body armors are only |
| used by different kind of people such as the | | | | capable of protecting you against the level I |
| law-enforcement forces, military and security | | | | ballistic attacks. Generally, the grade III protective |
| guards. One of the items which are rarely used is | | | | body armors are used by the forces and made |
| the hard helmets which are mainly used by the | | | | sure that they fit perfectly and are the most |
| forces during situations like riots. In certain | | | | comfortable ones. |