orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2016 blue force gear incorporated type private industry firearms founded 2004 2004 headquarters headquarters in pooler ga products rifle accessories website www.blueforcegear.com blue force gear equipment blue force gear inc. is a united states manufacturer of body armor modular lightweight load carrying equipment molle gear firearm slings and other tactical equipment that was established in pooler georgia during january 2004 . 1 they design and manufacture equipment for law enforcement u.s. armed forces and nato forces 2 and sport shooters . 3 select equipment manufactured contains a national stock number nsn 2 and a national item identification number niin 2 for supplying armed forces . its name blue force gear is derived from military symbology dating back to world war i blue being for allied forces and red for enemy forces . they are most known for their firearm sling the vickers sling . 4 contents 1 background 2 vickers sling name 3 tactical gear 3.1 firearm slings 3.2 sling hardware 3.3 molle pouches 3.4 body armor 3.5 molle belt 3.6 chest rigs 4 references 5 external links background edit marine corps lance cpl. uses his automatic rifle with a vickers sling to scan the area in helmand province afghanistan on feb. 17 2012 . on may 1 2012 the vickers combat application sling was assigned nsn 1005 01 604 0627 . combat trials led by u.s. marines validated the issue of the nsn in combat trials in afghanistan 2011 for their new m27 infantry rifle . the sling was fully authorized for use on the m4 m4a1 and m16 series of rifles by the united states marine corps . the sling then joins over 100 000 other blue force gear slings already issued across the united states armed forces . 5 vickers sling name edit the vickers sling a firearm sling is named after larry vickers . larry vickers a retired us army 1st sfod delta delta force combat veteran took part in operation just cause and participated in operation acid gambit a mission to extract a cia operative kurt muse from modelo prison in panama city panama . 5 6 7 blue force gear and larry vickers both originally designed the vickers sling product line the vickers combat application sling vcas . 4 tactical gear edit firearm slings edit nsn vickers sling has had extensive testing including combat evaluations this sling is issued with the usmc m27 infantry automatic rifle and authorized for use with the m4 m4a1 and m16 series weapons . with a nsn 1005 01 604 0627 and niin 01 604 0627 coyote brown issued with the m27 ; nsn 1005 01 625 4470 and niin 01 525 4470 black . a u.s. marine armed with an m27 fitted with a vickers sling covers his team in afghanistan in march 2012 vickers sling also called vickers combat applications sling was developed with firearms expert 1st sfod delta operational member larry vickers . this firearm sling has over 200 000 issued in service in the united states and several foreign militaries . on a commercial level it is typically used as a hunting sling or in sports shooter sling . with a nsn 1005 01 625 4470 and niin 01 525 4470 coyote brown issued with the m27 ; nsn 1005 01 625 4470 and niin 01 525 4470 black ; nsn 1005 01 632 4682 and niin 01 632 4682 black padded version . vickers 221 sling is a 2 to 1 point sling with two qd sling swivel sockets used with scars sigs hks ars or other weapon systems with eyelets at the rear of the receiver . standard ak sling uses vickers sling technology the quick adjust feature and it is a sling geared for firearm owners of the ak 47 . sling hardware edit rapid emergency detachment swivel red swivel is an emergency quick release swivel that attaches to sling it allows the user to quickly free themselves from their firearm . u.s. army pfc. uses a universal wire loop attached to an m240b machine gun in paktya province afghanistan on march 2 2012 . universal wire loop uwl is a sling hardware accessory that attaches to the vickers sling . it is a nylon coated stainless steel wire that allows for flexibility in attaching a sling to a scars sigs hks ak 47s m16 m4 and many other rifles . m16 buttstock adapter allows for a sling attachment point on top of a m16 a2 a4 buttstock . with a nsn 1005 01 609 5088 and niin 01 609 5088 coyote brown ; nsn 1005 01 625 4154 and niin 01 625 4154 black . rail mounted fixed loop rmfl allows for a sling mounting loop on the railed forends on milspec 1913 hand guard rails . it is issued on the usmc m27 infantry automatic rifle and is also approved for use with the m4 m4a1 and m16a4 . with a nsn 1005 01 589 7062 and niin 01 589 7062 as issued with the m27 . molle pouches edit ten speed ultralight dump pouch takes up a 2 2 molle field folds out to hold up to 10 m4 magazines . with a nsn 8465 01 612 3184 and niin 01 612 3184 multicam . ten speed triple m4 mag pouch is a triple molle m4 magazine pouch that uses military grade secure elastic . on a consumer level it holds firearm magazines for the ar 15 m4 m16 and other similar sized objects . with a nsn 8465 01 612 3165 and niin 01 612 3165 multicam . ten speed single sr25 mag pouch is a single molle sr25 magazine pouch that holds a sr25 m110 fal scar 17 or m1a magazine . with a nsn 8465 01 612 3168 and niin 01 612 3168 multicam . medium horizontal utility pouch is a wide general molle pouch bag used to store miscellaneous objects magazines grenades rations or other general items . with a nsn 8465 01 612 3191 and niin 01 612 3191 multicam . medium vertical utility pouch is a tall general molle pouch bag used to store miscellaneous objects magazines grenades rations or other general items . with a nsn 8465 01 612 3195 and niin 01 612 3195 multicam . body armor edit plateminus is body armor that fits small arms protective insert sapi esapi plates . it has a front and back plate insert for the plates along with molle channels on the outside . commercially it is known as a plate carrier . plateminus v2 is a variant of the plateminus body armor that fits sapi esapi plates . it has a front back and side plate insert for the plates along with molle channels surrounding the outside . this is known as a modular tactical vest . molle belt edit soc c modular padded belt kit is a molle belt which allows molle pouches to attach to where ever the pouch attachment ladder system pals webbing exists . beltminus is a light weight molle belt system that does not use pals webbing system instead it uses a laser cut material that allows for a molle attachment system . 8 chest rigs edit essential kit is a law enforcement and sports shooter vest that has all necessary components ready for a firearm . it has magazine pouches on the front that fit m4 ar 15 sr25 scar h ar 10 ak 47 mp7 mp5 uzi mac and many other firearm magazines . it also has two pistol magazine slots and a medium vertical utility pouch molle attached . references edit mounce john . blue force gear inc. . zoom info . retrieved 1 april 2015 . a b c military and law enforcement programs . blue force gear . blue force gear . retrieved 1 april 2015 . dealers . blue force gear . blue force gear . retrieved 1 april 2015 . a b ocab jonathan . blue force gear vickers combat application sling vcas review . ocabj . ocabj.net . retrieved 1 april 2015 . a b curtis rob may 1 2012 . blue force gear is excited about the vcas sling s nsn . militarytimes.com business news . military times . gear scout . archived from the original on 2015 04 02 . retrieved 1 april 2015 . gunfighter moment larry vickers . soldiersystems.net weekly . alias training & security services . soldier system . 2015 02 28 . retrieved 2015 02 28 . military background . vickers tactical . vickers tactical . retrieved 1 april 2015 . molleminus . blueforcegear.com . blue force gear . retrieved 1 april 2015 . external links edit blue force gear inc official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title blue force gear & oldid 738458081 categories manufacturing in the united statesmilitary technologyfirearm manufacturers of the united stateshidden categories orphaned articles from january 2016all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 02 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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