Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Service Used M69 Flak Vest Body Armor in Size Medium
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very service used good condition M69 Flak Vest Body Armor with 3/4 Collar in a size MEDIUM. These were designed with side elastic drawstrings, snap reinforced front zipper, and front two pockets. This allowed a secure fit and maximum protection from shrapnel and low velocity projectiles.
Widely used by Army infantry, Navy sailors and Marines also were equipped with these, though not widely. Like its predecessor M-1952A, it was fabricated from 12 plies of ballistic nylon, to protect the wearer from explosion fragments. In fact, the name “M69” is the 1969 version of this series body armor’s model (ARMOR, BODY FRAGMENTATION PROTECTIVE, WITH ¾ COLLAR). Since this series of body armor are similar to each other, people refer to all of them by “M69”.
This example still retains both upper and lower labels, with the upper supplier label reading:
Size MEDIUM
8470-823-7371
ARMOR, BODY, FRAGMENTATION
PROTECTIVE, WITH ¾ COLLAR
DSA 100-69-C-2580
KINGS POINT MFG. CO., INC.
The lower label gives instructions for use and care of the flak vest. The vest shows light to moderate wear, with the most noticeable condition issue being staining and light related fading to the front of the jacket. It may have been stored in the sunlight for a prolonged amount of time.
A very nice example ready for further research and display.
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