Why buy a bullet proof vest from abroad

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If a particular country has production centers body armor, these products are also tailored to the technical requirements set by the country's major security services as police, customs... Each country chooses a specific protection value for their security services and also determines the technical properties of the covers they wish to use. This also means that the local industry will specialize to meet these technical properties set by the country's security services. This also means that the production centers will calibrate the production lines to make large quantities of certain types of bulletproof vests as quickly as possible. The automatic sewing machines can make large productions quite quickly, however once the automated production lines are set up it is difficult, time consuming and costly to make changes to these productions. Hence, in a particular country with its own industry for manufacturing bulletproof vests, there are always only a limited number of models available for the civilian market. It just costs way too much money to keep all kinds of models in production.

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Each country makes a risk analysis for its own security services depending on the threat posed by the firearms and stabbing weapons used in it inland. As a result, the government will then choose what protection value or standards the body armor in it inland must comply. This protection value will therefore be produced by the local industry and made available for local trade. Each manufacturer will therefore offer bulletproof vests in the protection values that are in demand. This means that in each country only a limited number of protection values will be produced by the manufacturer. In most countries, therefore, there is only a limited range of protection values available in the inland. If you want a different protection value, then a product from abroad is the only solution.

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Some manufacturers have invested in different certificates of technical properties that allow them to produce different protection values for their bulletproof vests and therefore legally offer them on the international market. Two major players on the international market in Europe are Sioen and Engarde. They each have their specific protection values in production and also a number of typical covers that can be used for their bulletproof vests.

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Not all bulletproof vests are also stab resistant! Older compositions are only bullet resistant. So always read the technical properties of a bulletproof vest carefully to judge whether this vest is also suitable as protection against stabbing weapons! This depends on the composition of the body armor. Bullets are stopped in a different way than sharp knives and spikes. Bulletproof vests that also offer good stab-proof protection are rather new compositions that are certified to meet the latest new technical requirements.

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NIJ-3A (04) + KR 15 Joule is a general protection value on the market in various countries. For example, the bullet and stab proof paquets from Engarde de MT PRO are officially certified for the American NIJ standards NIJ-3A according to the 0101.04 standard. They are bulletproof for the calibers 9x19mm and .44 Magnum and stab resistant according to the HOSDB standard knife point P1 up to 15 joules with a maximum penetration of 20 mm.

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NIJ-3A (04) GRAN is one of the latest bullet and stab proof packages from Sioen. These protective paquets are light and flexible and are officially certified with more than one type of stab resistance. For example, these packages NIJ-3A (04) are bulletproof against the calibers 9x19mm and .44 Magnum. Stab resistant against knives HOSDB2007 English standard procedure with the P1 / B knife at 25 Joules with a maximum penetration of less than 20 mm. Also tested positive under the requirements of the US standard procedure NIJ0115.00 level II with the S1 / G blade at 33 and 50 Joules. Also complies with the HOSDB2007 English standard procedure with the SP spike 24 Joules with a maximum penetration of 10mm. Also shards resistant to shrapnel such as 17 grains FSP (Fragment simulating Projectile)

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NIJ-3A (06) + 7.62x25mm Tokarev is a modern bulletproof paquet with a high bulletproof protection value that is used in Engarde's FLEX PRO packages. These vests are officially certified for calibers .357SIG, .44 Magnum and 7.62x25mm Tokarev. This is actually the most complete bulletproof protection in a relatively thin and flexible package.

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Pollux HG1A-KR1-SP1 vest 

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HG1A-KR1-SP1 is a bullet and stab proof protection that is mainly used by government services. The bulletproof protection is 9x19mm - .357 Magnum with a maximum trauma to 25mm. KR1 stab resistant against knives from 24-36 joule. It is important that SP1 spike resistance with a force of up to 24 Joule may not pierce the vest and also protection against a 2.5 joule injection needle. This protection is therefore good for neighborhoods with drug addicts.

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HG2-KR2-SP2 is a fairly high bullet and stab proof protection value used by some government services. The HG2 stands for bullet-proof protection according to the HOSDB standard against small arms in the calibers 9x19 mm and .357 Magnum and also against the caliber .44Magnum according to the NIJ-3A (06) standards. Blade protection E1 = 33 joules with a penetration of 7 mm and from E2 = 50 joules with a penetration of 20 mm. The SP2 is a protection against pricks, spikes or needles where no penetration is allowed with the E1 and E2. These vests are relatively thick and stiff and are only used for visible top vests.

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Each bulletproof vest consists of protective packs that slide into an outer cover. In addition to the protective properties of the bullet-proof packages, the technical properties of the covers are also a reason why people buy a foreign vest. This can be about the shape, the color or other typical properties for accessories.

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Each manufacturer has a model that can be worn discreetly

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The Dual Use cover from Engarde offers the possibility for a discreet vest NIJ-3A to provide it with hard bullet-resistant plates class NIJ-4 against war rifles such as the Kalashnikov and still carry them discreetly. Good with terrorist threat. Hard bullet-resistant plates class NIJ-4 are considered military material and can only be supplied by us within Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg without a special permit.

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The Helius yellow, Helius red, ambulance vest and Puma covers are for reflective and fluorescent vests that are clearly visible even in the dark and are used by emergency services, ambulance or traffic control.

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The Rhino tactical cover from Engarde is equipped with a Molle webbing to which various accessories can be attached. The big advantage of this tactical cover is that it is available in stock as standard and has a short delivery time. Something that is not the case with all tactical covers. Hard bullet proof plates class NIJ-4 are considered military material and can only be supplied by us within Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg without a special permit.

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The Eximius bulletproof vest from Sioen has a special construction in which the shoulders and upper arm are better protected than most other tactical bulletproof vests. The groin protection is also special because it can slide into the Eximius vest if you do not want to use the groin protection. This tactical bulletproof vest with level NIJ-3A can be purchased by citizens within the European Union without a license. Hard bullet-proof plates class NIJ-4 are considered military material and can only be supplied by us within Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg without a special permit.

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