News Update Old Armor

  According to te National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center:
 

“NIJ tests failed to demonstrate any significant differences in 10-year-old armor, regardless of the extent of use or apparent physical condition”
 

“The warranty exists solely to limit the manufacturer's liability on the product and is not a reflection of the anticipated service life of the product.”
 

...Guide to Police Body Armor, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)   NIJ tests failed to demonstrate any significant differences in 10-year-old
armor, regardless of the extent of use or apparent physical condition. For
this testing, 24 Type I vests made of Kevlar[registered trademark], issued
as part of the original NIJ demonstration project in 1975, were returned by
the departments. The vests were separated into categories based on use and
wear. Eight vests had never been worn, another eight showed signs of
heavy wear, and four showed signs of moderate or light wear. The test
demonstrated that the armor that had been used showed no significant loss
of ballistic performance when compared to the units that were not used.