Slash-resistant T-shirt keeps knives at bay

Leslie Katz | Mar 27, 2008

If you're going to wear knife-resistant clothes around town, you may as well look sharp doing it (sorry, no more bad puns for the whole rest of this blog). Nihon Uni, a Japanese uniform manufacturer, has created a T-shirt that promises to provide at least some stab protection.

The cloth is made of a polyethylene fiber that's allegedly equal to aramid fiber used in body armor, according to the Daily Yomiuri. But if the picture to the left is any indication, the shirt's not as sci-fi/armor-ey looking as one might expect. Plus, it's machine-washable.

Nihon Uni, based in Osaka, reportedly came out with the garment in response to a rash of violent crimes against schoolchildren and convenience store clerks. The T-shirt promises to provide superior protection from slashing attacks, but its mesh fabric can be punctured by a sharp point.

The shirt will go on sale in June, with the short-sleeve version starting at about US$190 and a long-sleeve T going for US$220 and up. Just pair it with a bulletproof backpack, and you should be about ready to hit the mean city streets.

Via Crave CNET

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fromnorway says...
On the 24 of may 2008 I ordered a longsleeved sweater from the company in Japan. It was quite expensive. It cost about $300, include shipping to Norway. I payed via PayPal. Their home page is www.nihon-uni.co.jp or www.nihon-uni.co.jp/profile/index.html I used translate.google.com... to translate the page, and I sent an email to info@nihon-uni.co.jp and they answered me in english. I got an answer on email from Tetsuya Yoneda (yoneda@nihon-uni.co.jp) and he took my order. On the 3 of june 2008 I received the cut-resistant sweater, included a few sample textiles, included a CD with information. The sweaters arms was a bit to short for me, but it felt nice and cool(in temperature) on my body, and was light enough. I was a little bit thicker than a normal T-shirt. I am sorry to say that I am really disappointed about the product. I tried to cut the sample textiles with a scissor, and it cut right through it. I layed the sample textile on a table and cut right trough it with an medium sharp kitchenknife(the kind one uses to cut slices of bread). It was a little bit tougher than an ordinary cloth, but not much. I dont recommend the product at all, at least not for protection. By the way, the picture on this page is not what the sweater looks like. It looks like a normal sweater, and you cant really see the difference between the sweater from Nihon-Uni and any other normal sweater. S. From Norway.

Jun 05, 2008 00:28