05-15-2007, 10:47 PM
The Thai police are today being issued with layered silk vests. They resist anything up to a 9mm. The local availability of silk means that these vests are cheaper than imported kevlar.
You can't use a puich to make holes in textiles. The weave unravels. What was done was an awl was used to carefully spread the weave so that a rivet or large needle could pass through without breaking any threads.
You can't use a puich to make holes in textiles. The weave unravels. What was done was an awl was used to carefully spread the weave so that a rivet or large needle could pass through without breaking any threads.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books