I bought this to complete a German uniform I was assembling for wargaming and I've got to say, this thing rocks. It very adjustable, comfortable, and even with the kevlar removed still a hefty vest. This thing is worth every penny. I am heavily considering buying another. It is just so awesome!

I have the used jacket that actually has quite a few what seems to be bullet entering holes in it. I got it from a relative and it has has been suiting me well. It it quite hot in the summer but all I have to do is roll the sleeves up. It is very durable material. Good camo, dark colored at night to ambush. It defitnatly stops airsoft bullets with or without kevlar. Unless someone has an ICS or ECHO 1 400-fps and up. I myself also have the matching used german military pants. Same material. I defitnatly recomend it for simulations/paintball/airsoft battles. Please do not use it as a real BPV. Thank you, Airsoft MG 'er

I got the vest for a milsim paintball game, and I was concerned before I got my package in the mail (promptly too, might I add) because of the ad's warning that 'one size fits most.' I'm 6' tall and 210 lbs, and often enough 'one size fits most/all' doesn't quite fit me. The vest fits me well. I was incredibly impressed. Both sides of the vest velcro off, as does one of the shoulders. I'm too fond of mine, but I'm planning to order a second vest for some mild ballistics testing at my local range. Mine got here in almost new condition. I might have been lucky, but other than a crease here or there my vest came in perfect condition with sharp colors on the camo. Even the velcro came clean! I would never wear this vest for ballistics protection with any real expectation of stopping a bullet, but its heavy enough that it just might. Also, unlike many police style vests, the kevlar goes to the bottom of the vest, and there is no apron to tuck into your pants, leaving you one less thing to worry about when putting on your vest. I really don't think I could be happier with much else in the world for $50.

Mine was in decent shape, the kevlar pieces were nice but the actual cloth portion of the vest was torn or ripped in a couple places and other areas were well worn. I'm about 5'4" and 135lbs and the vest length was perfect, it hit at my waist and I could easily tighten the vest around my stomach area with plenty of room. Definitely a nice piece for paintballing or one day if I'm brave enough, for trap or something since the pocket in the front is a nice place to put shells - plus ya never know who'd accidently shoot ya with bird shot *wink wink*

these vests where made to stop sharpnel, not fast moving bullets, but people have been shoting these vests up and it seems they hold up well against low velocity rounds such as 380acp, 45acp and even the .40 round. faster calibers such as the 9mm luger sometimes penetrates though, and of course all high-power rifle calibers do. i've taken the sholder panels of and mounted them on the front inside, doubling the layers of kevlar over the heart-lung zone. it's not something that should be brought to a tour in iraq, but for $40 it has a given place in the shtf stash together with the gas-mask, water filter, mres and the carbine.

I am a hardcore milsim airsoft player. my team is modern German themed and we all wear this vest. it is the best vest we have worn in a long time. it stops all 6mm bb's and u can barley feel them. Its very comfortable and only ways 6 pounds. a little hard to aim with tho if your using a g36 or g36c vairent.

This is a nice flak vest. It is relatively comfortable to wear, as far as these types of flak vests go. It is priced really low, and is great for a Military collection, or German military uniform/kit for airsoft. I dont at all recommend using this for ANY actual task requiring ballistic protection(or really any real task at all). It says that it is not sold as a bullet-proof vest and that is because it isnt. This vest complies with a ballistic rating of absolutely no higher than IIA, which is the second lowest rating (most of these German flak vests would be level I-the lowest rating) according to the NIJ ballistic scale. But they supposidly protect form shrapnel.

I am a Woodsball player and this flak vest was a great investment. It does help camo me very well it is kinda on the heavy side but you get used ti ot quickly. You can take a hit from around 10 ft before it starts to sting. Plus you can add or take away padding if you need to. I love it and I am glad I bought it. Paintball players it is worth if you love to play but hate the bruises.

I got this flak vest on Xmas I was suprised because it was in brand new condition with no sign of use what so ever, and it was suprisingly light and it fits perfect. This was a great buy and I will probably use when I go paintballing, you cant go wrong purchasing this flak vest.

This vest is extremely great! It is light enough to use as a Airsoft vest but heavy enough to stop the powerful rounds, up to 600 fps, with little much as a light thump through the vest. I'm 160 lbs and 5' 10" and this vest fits very loosely on me. The vest was soposedly used before but other than a stitching patch on the front you can barely tell that it was used. It is very good with the flecktarn camo, I blend in great with the woods that I compete in. It is a little heavy and will tire you out after a while, so to remedy this I just train in it with on training runs and obsticle courses. I am not usually a hard charging attacker, I am usually a guy who defends the fort, holds the line, or who escorts or protects someone. But when I do attack or when I'm defending it works perfectly for protection. In all I give this a great 5, all you need is to train in it.

My vest was like brand new! Now this vest isn't like the woodland camo one the army used, this one goes on with velcro, but fits great. The one aspect that I love about this vest is the zipper compartments where you can ADD MORE ARMOR PLATING! Can't go wrong with this vest especially for the price.

This vest is very ruged and is nice for airsofting.The reson for 4 bullets is that the poket was slightly riped.other than that its prety good.

I play paintball and use a shield to suport teamates. somtimes badguys can get behind and really cause some damage. So to solve this problem and to keep pain off my back, I got this vest. Im a smaller guy about 5'9" 140 and it fits me pretty good. You still know you got hit but if thier close u will have enough time to get turned around and get some fire on them, and not be on the ground to keep the pain off ya. cammo mixed with some Austrian fleck has allowed me to sneak up on some folks and kept me from being seen. A terrific vest, keep up the great work Cheaper Than Dirt :)

Man.... $39????? How can you NOT get this?? I love this vest, I'm going to test the ballistics of the vest in a few weeks, I'll fill you in on my evaluation. But seriously, I've been told this vest passes NIJ level II A tests.... pretty sweet deal for $39, oh yea, the fit is very nice very very nice. And it looks BRAND NEW!!

Me and my buddy each have one of these for our airsoft matches, this is a very good vest and will protect you perfectly from bb's. You can even unzip it to take the padding out and replace it with metal plates for better protection! overall I would rate this a very good flak vest.

Well, im 270 pounds, and 6 foot 3 inches tall, but with alittel adjustment this still fits, I did some practice karate in my living room to simulate hand to hand combat, and it didnt come loose. The toughest part is getting it on, takes about a minute or so for me, helps to use a mirror. The condition is great, says it was made in 1988, there are some words on the back, I speak german so I will transelate: First words are... Only decoration..??? lol, w/e Second words are... Marquardt and Schulz (company name?) Then it says... MK (mark?) splitter guard waistcoat, short 8470-12-309-0235 Q/B52B/H0183/H2446 1988 Then there are some picutres of water with 60Celsius on it, and other symbols I think I recognize from military maps, like mountain infantry, but thats a guess. Then it says... Take protection packages out before laundry and cleaning. Carefully dry damp waistcoat. Keep in dark. Then in bold text says... NOTE! THIS WAISTCOAT CAN SAVE LIVES. Therefore it is to be treated well, so that the splitter guard remains. Not with measurers or other pointed articles except those shown. Love it, thanks CTD

This item is a good fitting vest. As for air soft I took off the shoulder pads and it now looks more modern. Lots lighter feels good and it carest around your torso.. This a good purchase... Thanks Trinidad

This is a very nice vest. Extremely lightweight compared to other flak jackets that I have. Says one size fits most, but it gets tight on anyone over a "medium" size. Some flak jackets have some bulletproof stopping power. This on the other hand is meant strictly for combat use to stop shrapnel and other flak. It does not absorp much impact though, so you will still know you got hit.

I took this picture while on a break during a Howitzer training session in the Netherlands. My other flak vest cuaght on fire because of one of my friends stupid moves,lol. Anyways, this is a great flak vest, it does what it's supposed to, and is in good condition. Fits anyone from about 5'7" on up, it's also not very heavy. Great Job Cheaper Than Dirt.

im german and this vest is great...never weighed me down either...a great buy

this vest looks like its brand new the date on the vest is from 1987 its a real good buy

Ok heres gos! this is a damn good flak vest i too use it for airsoft and my team is a Jieitai team I E Japanese Defense force team and we love it! my guys and gals customized its to have 4 ammo pouches sown to the front (thanks to my wife and her friends) and it has a damn good flectarn pattern! its beautiful people only minus it will wiegh you down but other than that ITS AN A+ ^_~

When I first put on the vest I found it to be a really good fit. Once I started to move around and play air soft, it came to me that due to the weight the vest can wear you down. All in all my experiences with the vest was great. If you like the whole armored look, and what to be sure that when you get shot by air soft you won't feel it then buy this vest.