Lab certified Spartan™ Omega™ AR500 Body Armor SIDE PLATES, (1/4” thickness) provide the operator with Level III protection per IAW NIJ0101.06 standards.
Only LAB CERTIFIED AR500 steel is used in Spartan™ Omega™ Body Armor products! All purchases of Spartan Armor products have current lab certificates included with the armor. Remember, not all body armor is created equal!
Full Coat or Base Coat Options:
The Base Coat option has a thin layer of coating to aesthetically enhance the plates, and to provide corrosion resistance. This coating has minimal, if any, fragmentation mitigation capabilities.
The Full Coat option provides the front of the plate with a lining of 1/4-3/8" of their proprietary Encapsaloc™ fragmentation mitigation coating. The result is a plate approximately 1/2-5/8” total thickness.
Weight (per plate): 6×6 approximately 2lbs 1oz (base coat) 2lbs 15oz (full coat), 6×8 approximately 3lbs 10oz (base coat) 3lbs 14oz (full coat).
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) - US Export Regulations:
Level III and IV rifle rated body armor (Rifle Plates) fall under jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and are subject to the export control laws of the US Government. Export or re-transfer of Rifle Plates by any means to any foreign end user or for any other end use, whether in the US or abroad without written approval of the US Department of Commerce or Department of State is prohibited.
The sale, transfer, transportation, or shipment outside of the US of any product prohibited or restricted for export without complying with US export control laws and regulations, including proper export licensing, documentation or authorization, is strictly prohibited and may result in civil penalties and/or constitute a federal crime. Spartan Armor Systems, TK Armor Systems, LLC will not engage in any transaction that requires the illegal export of any products and will not assist directly or indirectly with the illegal export or re-export of any products.