Praetorian Associates : Safety : Security : Survival

Praetorian very high-performance handgun & shotgun armour cladding & panelling.

Very lightweight and suitable for use in vehicles, buildings and sea craft and in most types of armour screens and hand-held shields.

Available in two protection levels:

Level 1 - nominal thickness 6mm and areal density 6.18kg/m², and
Level 2 - nominal thickness 7mm and areal density of 7.22kg/m².
(A Level 3 armour is coming soon for rifle threats.)

The armour comprises a rigid fibre and resin composite that is bullet-resistant and resistant to shotgun projectiles, blast compression and fragments from small explosive devices.

The armour can be manufactured and supplied in flat panels or formed shapes with apertures as necessary for ducts and cables, etc.

The armour conforms to the following standards for testing and classification of resistance against bullet or fragment attack:

BS 5051: Part 1: 1988, Bullet-resistant glazing.
BS EN 1063:2000, Glass in building, Security glazing, Testing and classification of resistance against bullet attack.
UK PSDB Ballistic Body Armour Standard 1995 (As amended).
US NIJ Standard 0101.04, Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor.
NATO STANAG 2920, Edition 2, Ballistic test method for personal armour materials and combat clothing

Note: The above BS standards for glazing are widely adopted for armour in general in vehicles and buildings. The above PSDB, NIJ and NATO standards for personal armour are similarly adopted for this and other armour applications

BS 5051

BS EN 1063

PSDB

NIJ

NATO STANAG 2920

Ammunition

Armour Thick-ness (mm)

Armour Areal Density (kg/m²)

Level 1

BR1

BR2

BR3

HG2

V50>500m/s

.22 LR

.9mm FMJ

.357 Magnum

1.1g FSP

6

6.18 Level2*

S86

BR4

SG1

IIIA

V50>600m/s

.44 Magnum

12G Solid Slug

1.1g FSP

7

7.22

*Level 2 includes all test ammunition for Level 1. For full list of test ammunition and minimum velocities used please see the following Table:

Calibre	Number of shots	Level	Velocity > m/s
.22 LR/RN Federal	6	1 & 2	360
.22 LR/HP Federal	6	1 & 2	320
.9mm 124gr FMJ DM11A1B2	3 singles plus 12 burst-fire	1 & 2	390
.9mm 124gr FMJ MEN DM41	6	1 & 2	390
.9mm 115gr FMJ Howitzer	3 singles plus 12 burst-fire	1 & 2	390
.9mm Brass/HP SINTOX Action3	6	1 & 2	400
.38 Special SP/FN	4	1 & 2	340
.357Magnum Remington SP/SJ/FN	6	1 & 2	435
.44 Magnum Remington SP/SJ/FN	3	2	460
.44 Magnum Remington SP/SJ/HP	3	2	460
.45 ACP Federal RN	6	1 & 2	360
12g 00Buck	2	1 & 2	400
12g Rifled Solid Lead Slug, Brenneke	2	2	410
12g Rifled Solid Lead Slug, Winchester	2	2	410

Praetorian very high-performance handgun & shotgun armour cladding & panelling.

Level 1

6

6.18

Level2*

7

7.22

Calibre

Number of shots

Level

Velocity > m/s