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Old 07-11-2006, 08:08   #93
Karl.Masters
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete

That web site only shows Pinnacle Armor going up to Level IIIA, not III or IV.
Pete,

I checked with NIJ/NLECTC on the discrepancy between the CPL web site and the compliance statement on the labels, and received the following response:

"The list on our website is up to date, therefore the model you are inquiring about is not certified. But you may have noticed though that model MIL3AF01 is certified. Your Dragon Skin vest is what we call an "in conjunction" vest, meaning it is the combination of a hard armor and soft armor. When we test these, two things must occur. First, the soft armor must be tested and certified (as the MIL3AF01 is). Second, the combination of the two are tested together as a system. If that passes, it certified to that exact configuration. Meaning our certification applies only for that hard armor used with that soft armor.

What I am getting at is that the SOV2000 and the MIL3AF01 have not been tested together and are not level III certified. I have spoken with Pinnacle Armor about the issue and we are trying to get the situation resolved, hopefully by getting it tested."

Karl
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