What is the difference between a stab and a bulletproof vest?

If you feel you need body armor to keep safe, you need to be sure that you are choosing body armor that fits your specific needs. Some armor is made to be stab and/or spike resistant, while others are made to be bulletproof.

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If a vest has stab protection, it may not be bulletproof. Equally, a bulletproof vest may offer no protection to bladed weapons. Furthermore, a vest that is bullet and edged blade resistant may not offer protection against spiked weapons.

Bulletproof vests

If your area is prone to gun crime, you may wish to purchase ballistic protection. However, if guns are not a threat, knife or spike protection may be more suitable. For example, if you work within a prison, it is unlikely that an inmate will shoot you. However, a prisoner may create and use an improvised shank or knife against you.

If you feel you may face a dangerous situation involving a gun, you may want to purchase a covert bulletproof vest. The vest will protect you from small ammunition fire and remain undetected.

Stab proof vests

If you feel you may encounter a knife attack, you should consider a stab-proof vest. Our stab-proof vests offer a different type of protection compared to our bulletproof vests. Stab-resistant material is used to protect the body&#;s vital organs from injury from bladed attacks- some vests also protect against spike threats. When someone stabs an individual, they tend to stab in the abdominal area of the body. Therefore, stab-resistant body armor stops a knife from passing through it, saving the wearer from injury.

If you are purchasing body armor, you should carefully consider the threats in your environment, and decide which protection levels are suitable for your needs.

Bullet and stab-proof vests

If you fear both knives and guns threats, many of our vests offer protection to both ballistic and stab threats. Some of our body armor also offers bullet, edged blade, and spike protection. These types of vests will protect you against a wide range of threats.

Regardless of the type of body armor you choose to buy, you need to be sure that you get the right size, and consider the color of the vest carefully. If you work in a job that requires you to wear a uniform to work each day, you should buy a vest that matches the colors of the uniform. This can allow the vest to remain undetected, whilst offering protection that you need to stay safe.
If you are a woman, you should order specially made female ballistic vests, designed with a woman&#;s body shape in mind.

Bulletproof, stab-proof, and spike-proof vests are lightweight and easy to wear. The vests will allow you to carry on with your normal activities without worrying about feeling bogged down or uncomfortable. They also feature adjustable straps and are made with breathable materials that allow the body to stay cool inside the vest.

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It is important to wear the vest each time you face a dangerous situation, to keep you as safe as possible at all times.

Deadly threats are never just limited to firearm projectiles and powerful explosives. To be well-rounded and fully protected against any kind of known threat, one must consider knives and sharp-tipped instruments as well.

Classifying Ballistic and Stab Proof Protection

Although many body armour applications will protect against both bladed/sharp-edged attacks and ballistic threats, not all of them do. Essentially, there are differences in the construction of the two types of protection. The typical ballistic-resistant protection will often have a unidirectional, looser weave that&#;s constructed of heavier deniers. This armour does not only have the characteristic of stopping a powerful projectile from penetrating but it&#;s also designed to limit crushing or blunt trauma for the wearer. It works by distributing the force of a projectile over a large surface area of the protective application.

In the case of spike and stab-proof protection, the fabric used is very tightly woven and is made of finer aramid fibres than ballistic applications. To repel any sharp-pointed objects, the fabric is woven and layered in such a manner that will create sufficient friction on a spiked instrument. When the weapon makes contact with the stab-proof application, it is drastically slowed down and the force is virtually eradicated. It will not be able to penetrate.

Actual Tests Performed

A mandate for testing a body armour application using a commercial ice pick as the trial penetrator was issued by the State of California Department of Corrections in the s. The trail was performed by a drop mass measuring apparatus that contained the icepick. This particular testing method was to simulate the ability of a human attacker to distribute impact energy with their upper body force. With the help of gravitational force, the drop mass was set above the stab-proof application with the precise proportion of height to the force of impact energy. To this day, similar tests are still used to assess the strength of stab-proof applications.

Classifications of Stab Proof Protection 

Proper testing on stab-proof applications is conducted with two specific areas in mind: &#;Edged Blade" instruments, most notably high-quality commercial knives, and &#;Spike&#; instruments, most notably syringes and improvised prison-style weapons. And there are three levels of stab-proof body armour protection, Levels 1, 2, and 3. 

The specified levels of stab-proof body armour conform to the standards set by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). In determining these standards, the NIJ measures a potentially deadly strike by joules, with each level having its limitations: Level 1&#;24 Joules, Level 2&#;33 Joules, Level 3&#;43 Joules (all standard of maximum penetration limit of 7mm).

What Exactly Can the Stab Vest Protect Against?

The stab vest is designed to protect either a slashing or a powerful stabbing attack. Being that stab instrument attacks are classified into two categories, Edged-blade and Spike, anything that&#;s meant for stabbing, makeshift instrument or not, can be repelled by a stab vest according to the standards set by the NIJ.

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