Stab Vests

Do You Need Extended Coverage?

Recent studies conducted at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Royal Military College of Science in Scotland reviewed wounding patterns and human performance in knife attacks. The cases of approximately 500 stab and slash victims revealed compelling results.

In this specific study, 37.4% of attacks targeted the chest, abdomen and shoulder areas. This represents areas protected by a traditional stab armor vest. 27.4% of wounds were in the areas of the neck, groin and arms.

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It is obvious from these studies that extended protection for the neck, groin and arms will provide a significant reduction in injuries from slash and stab.

TurtleSkin's cell extraction vest is a component design complete with removable neck, groin and upper arm panels for extended stab coverage.

Did you know?
The U.S. Government provides up to 50% funding for the purchase of TurtleSkin Body Armor.

To see if you qualify, go to www.ojp.usdoj.goc/bvpbasi

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MFA was developed to provide robust protection against the broadest range of stabbing threats. Other stab vest materials fail to provide consistent performance against a broad range of threats and multiple material must be combined to defeat threats with variable hardnes, geometry and cutting surface.

TurtleSkin Corrections Body Armor is made with TurtleSkin MFA (Metal Flex Armor), a flexible, stab resistant material that protects you from knife, spike, and needle threats.

TurtleSkin MFA is constructed with a solid-fiber composite material that preserves the flexibility of a textile with the toughness of a hard plate. This allows officers comfort on the job with the greatest level of protection from puncture and stab threats.

In addition to its outstanding stab performance and comfort for corrections applications, TurtleSkin MFA provides significant tactical advantages with its lightweight, thin profile. MFA weighs less than 4.5 kg per meters squared and is less than 3.5 mm thick.

TurtleSkin MFA offers flexible protection from stab, spike, and puncture threats.

40,000 officers in the Netherlands have TurtleSkin stab protection in their armor.

MFA provides consistant protection against the following threat types

TurtleSkin MFA is engineered and designed to protect against a wide range of
stab threats, including hardened blades, shanks, ice picks, chisel tip spikes, and hypodermic needles.

For more information regarding TurtleSkin Body Armor with MFA, contact Nate Kaarto at 603.291.1000 x252 or email nkaarto@warwickmills.com