During World War I, the United States developed several types of body armor, including the chrome nickel steel Brewster Body Shield, which consisted of a breastplate and a headpiece and could withstand .303 British bullets at 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s), but was clumsy and heavy at 40 lb (18 kg). A scaled waistcoat of overlapping steel scales fixed to a leather lining was also designed; this armor weighed 11 lb (5.0 kg), fit close to the body, and was considered more comfortable.
^Dean, Bashford (1920). Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare. Yale University Press. p. 242. brewster body armor.
Further reading
Bashford Dean, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Helmets and body armor in modern warfare, Lightning Source Inc, 2008, ISBN9781443775243
External links
Brewster Body Armor at Globalsecurity.org
Brewster Body Armor at Uncertain Times
January 06, 2023
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