Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition M69 Flak Vest Body Armor with 3/4 Collar in a size MEDIUM. These were designed with side elastic drawstrings, snap reinforced front zipper, and front two pockets. This allowed a secure fit and maximum protection from shrapnel and low velocity projectiles.

Widely used by Army infantry, Navy sailors and Marines also were equipped with these, though not widely. Like its predecessor M-1952A, it was fabricated from 12 plies of ballistic nylon, to protect the wearer from explosion fragments. In fact, the name M69 is the 1969 version of this series body armors model (ARMOR, BODY FRAGMENTATION PROTECTIVE, WITH COLLAR). Since this series of body armor are similar to each other, people refer to all of them by M69.

This example still retains the upper label only:

SIZE MEDIUM
8470-823-7371
ARMOR BODY FRAGMENTATION
PROTECTIVE, WITH 3/4 COLLAR
DSA 100-69-C-2727
RACHMAN MFG CO

A lovely example ready for further research and display.