The Brewster Body Shield or Brewster Body Armor was the first heavy body armor developed for the United States Army in World War I, designed by Guy Otis Brewster from Dover, New Jersey.
During World War I, the United States developed several types of body armor, including the chrome nickel steel Brewster Body Shield, which consisted of a breastplate and a headpiece and could withstand .303 British bullets at , but was heavy and cumbersome at . A scaled waistcoat of overlapping steel scales fixed to a leather lining was also designed; this armor weighed , fit close to the body, and was considered more comfortable.
Reference in film An example of this armor appears in a scene of the 1970 Italian movie Many Wars Ago, although it is mistakenly described as Farina armor.
References
Further reading Bashford Dean, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Helmets and body armor in modern warfare, Lightning Source Inc, 2008,
External links Brewster Body Armor at Globalsecurity.org Brewster Body Armor at Uncertain Times Brewster Body Armor at 2pep