Online Collection
Mk II body armour 1984 (c)
In Northern Ireland British soldiers wore body armour to protect themselves from snipers. The heavy, bullet-proof vests were made from a synthetic material called Kevlar.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1994-02-144-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1994-02-144-1