Särmä TST PC18 Plate Carrier w. Elastic Mag Pouch Cummerbund

The PC18 was designed to meet the need for a simple yet extensively scalable plate carrier for Finnish end users, including meeting Finnish military specifications concerning materials and construction. Compatibility with readily available industry-standard accessories was also a key design point.

This carrier comes with the Elastic Mag Pouch Cummerbund, also available separately. The M05 Woodland Camo option comes with a green cummerbund.

Modular design

The PC18 is not just a single piece of kit, it is a whole range of components for the user to piece together according to personal preference. The plate bags are the heart of the carrier, everything else is optional. This is a basic kit with an Elastic Mag Pouch Cummerbund. Just choose the color of the plate bags!

On top of the numerous options we offer, the PC18 is also compatible with a plethora of industry-standard accessories from many other manufacturers and brands such as the Swiftclip placards and chest rigs from Velocity Systems, Esstac, Spiritus Systems, etc.

An important detail is the 4-way stretch fabric used in the construction of the plate bags. The PC18 is designed for 25 x 30 cm plates (10" x 12"), with or without soft NIJ IIIA backers. How valuable a detail this is is difficult to grasp until you have tried a pair of too-thick plates into a too-small, non-expanding plate carrier.

Made in the EU

The plate carriers are made by Finnish CPE. There are various manufacturing locations, all inside the EU (e.g. Czech Republic). The elastic cummerbunds are made in Bulgaria by PGD.