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Measured figures
Full inserts installed, not bare carrier · Mass
Single source11.5 kg[source]Full inserts installed, not bare carrier
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Configuration
| Specification | OLV (anti-fragmentation vest) | S10 NBC Respirator |
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| Type | bulletproof vest[source] | Gas mask[source] |
| Military user | Polish Land Forces[source] | — |
| Production | In production since the early 1990s[source] | — |
| Protection | 9 mm Parabellum bullets (2nd class of bullet resistance according to the PN-V-87000:1999 standard)[source]Basic OLV configuration steel plate at the front, which also protects against 7.62 mm bullets fired from the AKM kbk (4th class of bullet resistance according to the PN-V-87000:1999 standard)[source] |
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| Coverage | stand-up collar, shoulder pads and an attachable lower abdomen cover[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Poland[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 2, cell 3; revision 1377190815; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| In service | — | 1986–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Avon[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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