Is Rimowa AUL Actually Bullet Proof?
#4
Join Date: Mar 2015
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No it is not you can even penetrate it if you have a big knife when using both hands so definitely not bullet proof!
But if you have it fully packed and the bag is between you and a bullet then the bullet might get trapped inside the bag and protect you from getting hit. But that is also the case when using regular polycarbonate luggage
But if you have it fully packed and the bag is between you and a bullet then the bullet might get trapped inside the bag and protect you from getting hit. But that is also the case when using regular polycarbonate luggage
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At the terrorist attack in BRU a Rimowa alu bag stopped some shrapnel - not bullet, though. The owner probably is happy he had chosen that luggage ^
The link is in Finnish, but the picture says it all - the shrapnel stopped inside the bag.
http://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/a1458710352610
The link is in Finnish, but the picture says it all - the shrapnel stopped inside the bag.
http://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/a1458710352610
#10
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Well.... Tank armour is (small arms) "bullet proof".... but not the best material to make a suitcase out of...
My brother got a javelin stuck in his samsonite school bag many years ago... better than in his leg! Javelin proof??
My brother got a javelin stuck in his samsonite school bag many years ago... better than in his leg! Javelin proof??
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Normal tank-vs-tank rounds are oversized bullets.
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Which is why I specified small arms!
As a joke I looked up the specs of the German WWII 88mm round....
We have rifle calibres with metric designations such as 7x57, 9.3 x 64 and so on... right?
Well... the 88 turned out to be an 88 x 571R.... LOL
As a joke I looked up the specs of the German WWII 88mm round....
We have rifle calibres with metric designations such as 7x57, 9.3 x 64 and so on... right?
Well... the 88 turned out to be an 88 x 571R.... LOL
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If you really need bullet proof, http://www.pcworld.com/article/29179...e-only-wa.html check this one out. I want to note however that most professionals who realistically can expect to be shot at travel with a security entourage who will their best to avoid the scenario in the first place.
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At the terrorist attack in BRU a Rimowa alu bag stopped some shrapnel - not bullet, though. The owner probably is happy he had chosen that luggage ^
The link is in Finnish, but the picture says it all - the shrapnel stopped inside the bag.
http://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/a1458710352610
The link is in Finnish, but the picture says it all - the shrapnel stopped inside the bag.
http://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/a1458710352610