List updated Sept 1996
Body Armor Manufacturers and Distributors
1. Guardian Technologies International (Ollie North's company)
45472 Holiday Dr.
Sterling, VA
703-709-7788
2. Second Chance Body Armor
P.O. Box 578
Central Lake, MI 49622
800-253-7090
616-544-5721
616-544-9824 (fax)
3. Point Blank Body Armor
4031 NE 12th Terrace
Oakland Park, FL 33334
800-413-5155
954-630-9061
954-630-9225 (fax)
4. Silent Partner Body Armor
612 Third St.
Gretna, LA 70053-5898
800-321-5741
504-364-8900
504-364-8906 (fax)
5. U.S. Armor
11843 E. Smith Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
800-443-9798
310-949-1733
800-800-5490 (fax)
6. American Body Armor
85 Nassau Place
P.O. Drawer 1769
Fernadina Beach, FL 32234
904-261-4035
7. Armo-Tech
10265 Old Placerville Rd. #2
Sacramento, CA 95827
916-369-7139
916-363-7539 (fax)
8. Armor Technology Corp.
The Carlsbad Research Center
2260 Rutherford Rd., #107
Carlsbad, CA 92008
800-932-9167
619-438-5578
619-438-5574 (fax)
9. Keramont Corp.
4231 South Fremont Ave.
Tuscon, AZ 85714
800-388-2848
602-889-9503
602-294-0107 (fax)
10. Pro-Tech Armored Products
158 Hubbard Ave.
Dalton, MA 01226
800-234-3104
413-499-3104
413-443-1572 (fax)
11. Royal Armor Industries
Red Hook Box 89
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802
809-775-0213
809-775-5093 (fax)
12. Howard R. Parth (Second Chance dealer)
2605 Patricia Lane
McHenry, IL 60050
815-385-5689
13. Ayoob Group (Second Chance dealer)
P.O. Box 122
Concord, NH 03302-0122
800-624-9049
603-224-6814
603-226-3554 (fax)
14. Special Duty (Guardian Technologies dealer)
2855 Centennial Ave.
Radcliff, KY 40160-9000
800-333-5102
502-351-1164
502-352-0266 (fax)
15. Dakota Corp. (Slashguard series from Damascus Gloves -- cut-resistant
gloves using Spectra or Kevlar)
77 Wales St.
Rutland, VT 05701
800-451-4167
802-773-3919 (fax)
16. Protective Products International (low-cost armor)
P.O. Box 450328
Dept. LO
Sunrise, FL 33345
800-509-9111
305-846-8222
305-846-0555 (fax)
17. Impact Technologies Inc. (body armor refurbishing)
2601 Aspen Drive
McHenry, IL 60050
815-385-0065
815-385-9154 (fax)
18. Michigan Body Armor (low-cost armor)
P.O. Box 243
Lathrup Village, MI 48076
810-788-2234
19. Top-Line USA Inc.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
800-346-6699
513-522-0916 (fax)
20. Hatch Gloves (protective gloves)
1445 Donlon Street
Bldg. 13
Ventura, CA 93003
805-642-0170
805-642-0224 (fax)
21. Protective Products International Corp.
1157 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway
Sunrise, FL 33323
800-509-9111
305-846-8222
305-846-0555 (fax)
22. Progressive Technologies
14221-A Willard Road
Suite 1100
Chantilly, VA 22021
800-84-ARMOR
703-502-0700
23. P.A.C.A. (Protective Apparel Corporation of America)
148 Cedar Place
Norris, TN 37828
800-722-7667
423-494-8510
423-494-9335 (fax)
Sources of finished Kevlar fabric:
1. Fibre Glast Developments Corporation
1944 Neva Drive
Dayton OH 45414
(513) 274-1159
(800) 821-3295
Neena Seagraves
2. Aerospace Composite Products
P.O. Box 16621
Irvine CA 92714
(714) 250-1107
3. Composite Structure Technology
P.O. Box 642
Tehachapi CA 93581-0642
(805) 822-4162