Item 2017.133.1 - MK VI EOD Blast Jacket

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2017.133.1

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MK VI EOD Blast Jacket

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  • March 2007 (Creation)

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British Army

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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Dark blue jacket featuring black reinforced areas, webbing straps, and metal fixings over each shoulder. The design includes two large metal carabiner clips at each hip, two large patch pockets below the waist at the front, and two at the back. Additional pockets are located on each sleeve, with a rounded pocket attachment at the centre back. Pockets and fastenings are secured with Velcro tabs. The jacket has a heavy-duty black zip at the centre front, with a red pull tab. Size 3.
Country of Design: United Kingdom

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      Colour/Print: Dark blue, black
      Details: Clips, velcro
      Label: MK VI EOD System / Jacket, Blast Suit / Size: 3 / NSN: 8470.99.253.9131 / Date of Manf: 3/07 / Serial No: 08 / EOD/3251

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      From Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive:

      MK VI EOD BLAST JACKET
      Ministry of Defence
      2007
      Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) suits are designed to protect the wearer from the pressure generated by a bomb and any fragments it may produce, while allowing them to safely defuse the explosive device. The British Army unit responsible for IED (improvised explosive device) and
      conventional munitions disposal is the 11 EOD & Search Regiment, which is part of the Royal Logistic Corps. The MK I EOD suit was developed in 1969 in response to the threat posed by Maoist terrorists in Hong Kong, followed by the MK II EOD in 1974 in response to the threat presented by
      the IRA in Northern Ireland. This jacket is part of the current system, the MK V/VI EOD, which was introduced in 2004. It was designed by the Ministry of Defence in partnership with NP Aerospace.
      Nomex
      Archive no. 2017.133.1

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