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News in Brief: Body Armor

News in Brief: Body Armor
Clip: 429717_1_1
Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1763
Original Film: 040-068-02
HD: N/A
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Timecode: 00:24:09 - 00:24:58

News in Brief: Body Armor Ottawa, Ontario, Canada "Woven nylon stops bullets, bayonets, poison-stakes, even sub-machine gun fire. It's the newest thing in "body armor", from Canadian inventor Jan Weinberger. It's slated for future use in Vietnam and among police in several U.S. cities." CU boots lined with the new "body armor." CU woven nylon pouch. Inventor Jan Weinberger demonstrates its effectiveness. Weinberger firing bullets into swatch of body armor. CU of bullet trapped in woven nylon. CU hand against woven body armor. Bullet proof material.