Philippine Made Gear: Venum 6094-Style Plate Carrier

By Hal

Another Venum plate carrier to be added to the ever growing list of locally made Philippine plate carriers. One of the more commonly seen plate carriers in ref photos is the 6094 copy, this particular model of Venum plate carrier can be seen in use between all branches of the military as well as PNP forces.

The plate carrier features a velcro cummerbund that can also be removed in preference of a 4-band cummerbund. The front placard features an oddly designed split front flap, which splits in the middle to create 2 front flaps that secured the velcro cummerbund; compared to the usual 1 piece front flap seen in other plate carriers. Most often than not, a lot of these locally made Philippine gear will already come with its own pouch lot. The standard configuration accompanied with this particular Venum plate carrier will consist of; 5 magazine shingles--4 in the front and 1 in the back used as a radio pouch, 2 general purpose pouches, 1 admin pouch, and 1 hydration pouch. The vest also contains 2 front and back plate bags, as well as side plate slots to accommodate the use of plates around the vest.

Closeup of the odd split front placard flap

Admin panel, magazine pouches, 2 general purpose pouches, radio and hydration pouch are included.

Conclusively, this Venum plate carrier is one of the better made options out there in terms of design and wearability. The retention and weight distribution is better than some of the other options out there as well as the build quality of the overall item. The most commonly seen colour will be OD, although various other variations have been seen, but not as common.

Philippine Army Special Forces Airborne operator with the Venum 6094 PC

PH Natl. Police RMFB officers. Note the buckle clasped cummerbund, a redundancy that supplements the already included velcro and MOLLE cummerbund. This was most likely done to ensure longevity far after the velcro on the MOLLE cummerbund has worn out.

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