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Fashion Trend: Bulletproof Polos?

June 1, 2010 Counterterrorism, Crime, Equipment, Executive Protection, Uncategorized 4 Comments
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While you won’t find them at Macy’s or Saks, Colombian designer Miguel Caballero has created a polo shirt “resistant” to rounds from an Uzi machine gun.  Mr. Caballero claims to have outfitted dignitaries such as President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, and President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia.  I could see the demand from both of these guys.

The  shirt comes in multiple levels of protection:

Level 1 IIA: 9mm / 40 Smith and Wesson FMJ
Level 2 II: 9mm / .357 Magnum / 38 Super / Mini Uzi submachine gun
Level 3 IIIA: Uzi machine gun / MP5,MP9 submachine gun / 44 Magnum SJHP / Stab-proof

And of course the price $, 4000 USD.





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  1. admin says:
    June 2, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    Given the damage and bruising that occurs from a traditional bulletproof vest, I have to think that the impact from this would be massive. ~ES

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  2. Bodyguard Blog » Blog Archive » Bulletproof T-Shirts? says:
    August 12, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    [...] reported Bulletproof Polo’s, and now an a Fruit of the Loom that can stop a bullet?   The University of Carolina has [...]

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  3. Vince Panell says:
    January 23, 2011 at 11:18 am

    I agree! The impact from this would be unbearable. And I could only imagine what the bruises would look like! I think I will pass on this item.

    Reply
  4. Bodyguard Blog » Blog Archive » The Unusual: BulletProof Clipboards says:
    May 4, 2011 at 9:14 am

    [...] then there were bulletproof summer Polo’s [...]

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