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So,

last year I was struggling to get a PC that fitted me.....

I staggered into eBay and stumbled into this one here

It is labelled inside and branded , even serial numbered 001 !!

The website address for the maker is down and no longer exists, I cannot find anything out about the makers of this Plate Carrier

I add it didnt come with pouches nor plates and was a UK sale
It also has a removable collar, a bit like a bomb disposal suit number 😎

I don’t want to sell it, I’m just intrigued about the lack of info about the brand & the serial number (if it’s genuine)

www.firstchoicearmor.com

Has anybody any ideas of where I can dig up information 👍

 

 

 

 

 

 

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E: Attached is one of their catalogues from 2006 - Your plate carrier, or the armor that was supposed to go in it, is a "Millennium Flex" brand, found via the model number (MF10NS)

 

What I'm stuck on atm is figuring out whether that's the style as well - the code MF10NS is the official NIJ model number, and I found a New York state document talking about the following models using MF10NS:

 

Thin Blue Line™ Level IIIA - Standard Sizes

Thin Blue Line™ Level IIIA - Custom Size

VIKING ENFORCER™ TACTICAL VEST

HOSTAGE RESCUE™ (HRV) TACTICAL VEST

VORTEX SGT™ TACTICAL VEST

FIRST RESPONSE 1™ TACTICAL VEST

METRO PRO 1™ TACTICAL VES

HAAV Plus™ TACTICAL VEST

4 x 4 PCS - LE (Plate Carrier System) TACTICAL VEST

VORTEX™ 4 x 4 PCS - LE

TACTICAL ARMOR VEST - K-9

 

I appreciate that doesn't narrow it down per se but I was bored and this was fun - they're hard to google for so maybe you'll find some more info on which one you've actually got

 

FWIW - all armour vests listed are $1000 minimum, new, to give you an idea of price back then

FCA_06Catalog_PRINTED.pdf 3520521800pl_lotii.pdf

 

E: What they said VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

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Thanks Lads

Very interesting reading, I wonder if I have some sort of Prototype here , as it doesn’t look like any of the models in the catalogue 

I may get round to removing the pouches tomorrow to allow “naked” pictures 👍

cheers

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12 hours ago, DrAlexanderTobacco said:

 

 

FWIW - all armour vests listed are $1000 minimum, new, to give you an idea of price back then

FCA_06Catalog_PRINTED.pdf 14.3 MB · 5 downloads 3520521800pl_lotii.pdf 5.74 MB · 2 downloads

 

E: What they said VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV


Wowzers!!
I feel like one of the auld folk on Antiques Roadshow who have bought A Picasso for a tenner and just found out about it !! 👍

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