Italian Vest help.

[Yorkiebar]

Hi guys need help finishing my Italian loadout. i have everything but would like to get as close as possible to the actual tac vest they use( see picture ) looked everywhere, please help if you can cheers.

[murta369]

Re: Italian Vest help.

bit different but they use a land ciras replica in afghan as their plate carrier

[bobtuskins]

Re: Italian Vest help.

I believe that's a PetzCo tac vest designed for the Army. There are a few close resemblances to vests sold here, but sadly nobody in the UK stocks PetzCo stuff, and their website's been down for a very long time for maintenance.
Fortunately, that vest isn't the only item of webbing used by modern Italian forces, and it's not a commonly issued item of kit.
Most troops buy their own kit, obviously, but a fair few units get issued some specific vests. That one is one such example, popular brands include Blackhawk, Vega Holster and to a lesser extent, Defcon 5 and PetzCo.

If you need some more info have a look at the manufacturer's websites themselves:

http://www.defcon5italy.com/en/home.html

http://www.vegaholster.it/welcome.aspx?lang=eng

Have a look to see if there's anything you like there. There are a fair few vests also in Vegetato, in case you opt for something different.
Luckily, I know of a handful of UK retailers that have Defcon 5 and Vega Holster, so they may be difficult albeit not impossible to source. Failing that, you may have to find them from Italian retailers.

[Yorkiebar]

Re: Italian Vest help.

Thanks for the replies, lots to look at..thanks again...