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"NEW" THE PEANUT™ "ULTRALIGHT" BALLISTIC SHIELD - NIJ 3 (Rifle Rated)

"NEW" THE PEANUT™ "ULTRALIGHT" BALLISTIC SHIELD - NIJ 3 (Rifle Rated)

Regular price $3,449.00 USD
Regular price $2,720.00 USD Sale price $3,449.00 USD
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Full Rifle Protection. Ballistic Viewport. An Extraordinary 16 lbs!

What if a rifle-rated shield didn't have to feel like a rifle-rated shield?

Introducing The Peanut™, GUERRACO's newest ultralight Level III ballistic shield — engineered to deliver serious rifle-threat protection, excellent visibility, and substantial operator coverage in an incredibly lightweight 16 lb. package, including the ballistic viewport.

That last part matters.

Traditional rifle-rated shields can impose a significant weight burden on the officer carrying them. The Peanut was developed around a different philosophy:

Reduce the weight. Keep the protection. Keep the viewport. Give the officer greater mobility.

At approximately 30" × 20", The Peanut provides substantial frontal coverage while its distinctive contoured profile helps create a compact, highly maneuverable shield for rapid response, building movement, vehicle deployment, school security, and extended operations.

16 LBS. INCLUDING THE BALLISTIC VIEWPORT

That's the story of The Peanut.

The shield, ballistic viewport, handle system, arm support and carry configuration come together in a rifle-rated platform weighing just 16 lbs.

For the operator, reducing carried weight can mean:

Less Fatigue • Greater Mobility • Faster Deployment • Easier Vehicle Egress • Better Shield Control • Longer Operational Endurance

A shield shouldn't become a liability simply because an incident lasts longer than expected.

The Peanut is engineered to be carried — not just stored.

LEVEL III RIFLE PROTECTION

The Peanut provides Level III rifle-threat protection and is ballistically tested against:

  • 7.62 × 51mm, 149-grain M80
  • 7.62 × 39mm, 123-grain PS Ball / MSC
  • 5.56 × 45mm, 55-grain M193 Ball

Multi-shot capable.

This is serious rifle protection in a shield weighing only 16 pounds.

SEE THE THREAT. KEEP THE PROTECTION.

An ultralight shield shouldn't require sacrificing situational awareness.

The Peanut incorporates a generous 9" × 3" ballistic viewport, providing the operator with forward visibility while remaining behind rifle-rated protection.

The wide viewport assists with threat identification, navigation, team coordination, hallway movement, and maintaining situational awareness during rapidly evolving incidents.

Protection you can see through. Weight you can work with.

DESIGNED AROUND THE OFFICER

Look at the back of The Peanut and you'll see that weight reduction was only part of the design.

The shield incorporates an ambidextrous horizontal handle, substantial padded forearm support, adjustable arm retention, and an adjustable shoulder carry strap to help distribute the load and give the operator greater control over the shield.

Its distinctive upper contour also helps provide coverage while keeping the overall platform compact and maneuverable.

The result is a shield designed not merely to meet a ballistic requirement, but to work with the person carrying it.

BUILT FOR RAPID RESPONSE

The Peanut is ideally suited for:

Patrol Officers • School Resource Officers • Active-Threat Response • Tactical Teams • First Responders • School Security • Building Searches • Hallway Movement • Critical Infrastructure • Government Facilities • Corporate Security

Its combination of rifle protection, visibility, coverage and exceptionally low weight makes The Peanut particularly compelling for agencies that want rifle-rated shields available before the tactical team arrives.

WHY THE PEANUT?

Because every pound matters when you're the person carrying the shield.

A few pounds may not sound significant sitting on a specification sheet. Carry those pounds at arm's length through a building, up stairs, down hallways, around corners, or through an extended incident, and the difference becomes very real.

GUERRACO designed The Peanut around one simple objective:

Give the officer the rifle protection they need without making them carry weight they don't.

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

Protection: Level III Rifle Threats
Total Weight: 16 lbs. — including ballistic viewport
Shield Size: 30" H × 20" W × 0.7"
Ballistic Viewport: 9" × 3"
Construction: Advanced UHMWPE Ballistic Material
Performance: Multi-Shot Capable
Handle: Ambidextrous Horizontal Handle
Arm Support: Padded Forearm Support & Retention System
Carry System: Adjustable Shoulder Strap
Profile: Contoured for Coverage & Maneuverability
MSRP: $3,449

16 POUNDS CAN CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT RIFLE SHIELDS.

The Peanut brings together attributes that are difficult to achieve in the same shield:

Rifle-Rated Protection.
Substantial Coverage.
Ballistic Visibility.
Operator Control.
Only 16 Pounds.

For officers who may have to carry their protection rather than simply stand behind it, weight isn't a convenience. It's a capability.

THE PEANUT™

ULTRALIGHT RIFLE PROTECTION — WITHOUT THE TRADITIONAL WEIGHT.

GUERRACO BALLISTICS
Crafted to Endure. Designed to Protect.


RESTRICTED SALES

GUERRACO restricts the sale of rifle-rated ballistic shields to qualified public-safety professionals, members of the United States military, corporate/private security personnel, teaching and school-safety professionals, and other authorized purchasers. Appropriate documentation may be required.

Connecticut orders requiring restricted ballistic products must be shipped in accordance with applicable state law and GUERRACO sales requirements.

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