Ballistic / Bullet Resistant Door Viewers And Peepholes
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Ballistic Door Viewers & Bullet Resistant Peepholes
- Independently tested to BS EN 1063 ballistic levels BR3, BR4, BR5, BR6, BR7, SG1, NIJ II, NIJ IIIA, NIJ III, NIJ IV, UL752 Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, Level 7, Level 8, Level 9 and also AK47.
- The Anti-Ballistic Door Viewer is unique - the only product of its kind in the world, offering direct protection to human life, from historically compromised positions behind secure doors. This unit is compatible with any secure door and retrofit is simple to achieve, we can advise on all aspects of installation across all secure doors and panels.
- Fire Tested to BS476 for 60 minutes
- Spall Not Allowed - Fragmentation exiting the back of the viewer is not allowed, offering protection to the user behind the peephole.
- For internal and external applications
- Each unit is made to order to accomodate a variety of door thicknesses and applications. Please get in touch to discuss your specific project requirements.
The Product
The Wide Angle Ballistic door viewer is constructed from high grade stainless steel. It is fully adjustable to suit varying door or walling thicknesses from 44mm thick and upwards. The standard product fits doors between 54mm and 60mm in thickness and for doors with thickness between 44mm and 54mm a spacing ring is supplied to accommodate this variance. By special order the viewer can accommodate door and wall thicknesses above 60mm.
Please state finished door/wall thickness when ordering. Commercial optics give a bright, clear 170° angle of vision.
Installation
A 30mm diameter hole is required through the doorleaf or wall panel.
Dimensions
Diameter of viewing and optical ends 39.5mm. Body diameter 29.8mm to suit a 30mm fixing hole.
Ordering
Contact sales@blastandballistics.com with your enquiry or for prices.
Please state quantity, ballistic threat level and door/wall thickness. Standard finish stainless steel.
Specification
| MATERIAL |
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| Stainless Steel |
| FINISHES |
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| Satin Stainless Steel |
| Special finishes available on request |
| AVAILABLE SIZES |
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| Standard size nominal 1220mm x 1220mm |
| Bespoke sizes made to order |
| Overall finished size - add 249mm on width and height |
| GLASS |
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| Standard optics |
| Internal ballistic inserts |
| BALLISTIC INSERT THICKNESS |
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| Dependent upon ballistic protection required |
| CERTIFIED BALLISTIC STANDARDS |
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| BS EN 1522/23 & BS EN 1063 - FB3 / BR3 |
| BS EN 1522/23 & BS EN 1063 - FB4 / BR4 |
| BS EN 1522/23 & BS EN 1063 - FB5 / BR5 |
| BS EN 1522/23 & BS EN 1063 - FB6 / BR6 |
| BS EN 1522/23 & BS EN 1063 - FB7 / BR7 |
| BS EN 1522/23 & BS EN 1063 - SG1 Solid Slug |
| NIJ 0108.01 Level II |
| NIJ 0108.01 Level III |
| NIJ 0108.01 Level IIIA |
| NIJ 0108.01 Level IV |
| UL752 Level 3 |
| UL752 Level 4 |
| UL752 Level 5 |
| UL752 Level 6 |
| UL752 Level 7 |
| UL752 Level 8 |
| UL752 Level 9 |
| BLAST RATINGS |
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| Arena testing 100kg @ 15m with ballistic protection |
| Protecting against fragmentation - grenades and pipe bombs |
| FIRE RATING |
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| BS476: Part 20/22:1987 FD60 |
| WEIGHTS |
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| Approx. 450 grams |
| PACKING |
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| Supplied boxed for dispatch |
Testing
Viewers after ballistic testing with machined inspection holes showing the penetration of each round and how the inserts arrest the bullet. From left to right – BR7, BR6, BR5, BR4 (which also protects against SG1, NIJ II, NIJ IIIA, NIJ III and also AK47) and BR3. (Viewed from protected end of viewer.) No bullet has penetrated the viewing end of the unit.
Design & Build
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Testing
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Contact Us For More Information
If you would like more information about what we do, or if you would like us to quote for your current project, please get in touch using the contact form, or using the email address below.
Typical Areas of Application
· Bullet or Ballistic walls and panels
· ATM machines
· Cash Offices
· Banks and Building Societies
· Blast applications with fragmentation
· Military vehicles
· Cash in Transit vehicles
· Aircraft cockpit doors
· Safe refuge areas
Still the World’s best selling ballistic door viewer – or as many people call it the bullet peephole or bullet door viewer.
This product has been fitted into doors, walls and vehicles in America, Europe, Middle East and also as far as Australia over the last 10 years.
Blast and Ballistics Limited have been manufacturing and constantly testing our products for many years and our factory here in England is able to manufacture bespoke solutions for door and panel thicknesses from 1” or 25mm, 1¼”, 1½”, 1¾” up to over 8” or 200mm for thick wall/panel applications.
New sizes – the
ballistic security door viewer is now available with spacing rings which means that the viewer can be fitted to panels as thin as 1” or 25mm thick.
Modified components to suit special applications such as sliding doors which require a short front end protrusion available.
WE SELL DIRECT TO END USERS AND SHIP WORLDWIDE
All of our door viewers are tested to NO SPALL which simply means that in addition to stopping the bullet inside the door viewer, it is also intended to prevent bits of glass from inside the viewer or peephole to be ejected from the back of the door viewer. An obvious hazard if someone were to be using the door viewer at that time.
There are still some remnants of older door viewers on the market which were tested and produced indefinite amounts of high speed spall shooting out of the rear of the door viewer - very dangerous if people were looking through them at the time.
An example of a Blast and Ballistics Limited test report shown here clearly reflects how we do not accept ‘spall’ of any kind from our ballistic or ‘bullet door viewer’ products. A ballistic door viewer or bullet peephole should be safe to use even when someone is shooting at it.
History of the Blast and Ballistics Limited Ballistic Door Viewer
This is a story that goes back many years. The increase in ATM or cash machines and also cash in transit vehicles created a requirement for a means of staff to be able to see outside whilst always under the threat of armed attack.
Several ‘off the shelf’ door viewers were used and there was even an early version of a ballistic door viewer that was used by Banks and Building Societies. After a prominent International Bank carried out a due diligence ballistic test on a product that was sold to them as a ‘ballistic door viewer’, it became obvious that it still posed a threat to staff because of extensive spall issues and we were then approached to produce a product that would eliminate that threat.
Not only did we counter that threat but we continued to develop the product for military use, and all the way through to ‘Armour Piercing’ levels of protection.
That is the story. It is ‘Made in England’ and sold throughout the World.
The door viewer has a body diameter of 29.8mm and a 30mm diameter hole is required to accept the door viewer.
Please email us for special sizes and modifications to suit all applications.
Installation
Fire Rating
Ballistic charts showing the relationship between weapons and ammunition
| Standard | Scope | Threat Basis | Classification Units | Key Outcome |
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| EN 1063 | Ballistic glazing | Bullets, shotguns | BR1 - BR7, SG1 / SG2 | No penetration plus spall status |
| EN 1522/1523 | Complete windows / doors | Bullets, shotguns | FB1 - FB7 (+FSG) | No penetration (structural) |
| UL752 | Bullet-resisting equipment and assemblies | Handguns and riflles | Level 1 - 8 + | No penetration plus no dangerous spall |
| ASTM F1233 | Security glazing and forced entry | Bullets and tools | 11 classes | Combined ballistic and tool resistance |
| NIJ 0108.01 | Ballistic resistant materials | Defined calibres | NIJ levels | No perforation |
| Class | Weapon Type | Calibre | Bullet Type | Mass (g) | Velocity (m/s) | Energy (J) | Range (m) | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR1 | .22 LR | .22 LR | Lead RN | 2.6 | 360 +/- 10 | ~168 | 10 | 3 |
| BR2 | Handgun | 9 x 19mm Luger | Full Jacket / RN / Soft Core | 8.0 | 400 +/- 10 | ~640 | 5 | 3 |
| BR3 | Handgun | .357 Magnum | Full Jacket / Conical / Soft Core | 10.2 | 430 +/- 10 | ~940 | 5 | 3 |
| BR4 | Handgun | .44 Rem Magnum | Full Jacket / Flat Nose / Soft Core | 15.6 | 440 +/- 10 | ~1,510 | 5 | 3 |
| BR5 | Rifle | 5.56 x 45mm NATO | Full Jacket / Pointed Soft Core / SS109 | 4.0 | 950 +/- 10 | ~1,805 | 10 | 3 |
| BR6 | Rifle | 7.62 x 51mm NATO | Full Jacket / Pointed Soft Core | 9.5 | 830 +/- 10 | ~3,272 | 10 | 3 |
| BR7 | Rifle (AP) | 7.62 x 51mm NATO | Full Jacket / Pointed Hard Core | 9.8 | 820 +/- 10 | ~3,295 | 10 | 3 |
| SG1 | Shotgun | 12 Guage (70mm) | Solid Lead Slug | 31 | 420 +/- 20 | ~2,734 | 10 | 1 |
| SG1 | Shotgun | 12 Gua | Solid Lead Slug | 31 | 420 +/- 20 | ~2,734 | 10 | 3 |
| EN 1522 Class | Equivalent EN 1063 Class | Calibre | Velocity (m/s) | Shots | Range (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB1 | BR1 | .22 LR | 360 +/- 10 | 3 | 10 |
| FB2 | BR2 | 9 x 19mm Luger | 400 +/- 10 | 3 | 5 |
| FB3 | BR3 | .357 Magnum | 430 +/- 10 | 3 | 5 |
| FB4 | BR4 | .44 Magnum | 440 +/- 10 | 3 | 5 |
| FB5 | BR5 | 5.56 x 45mm | 950 +/- 10 | 3 | 10 |
| FB6 | BR6 | 7.62 x 51mm | 830 +/- 10 | 3 | 10 |
| FB7 | BR7 | 7.62 x 51mm AP | 820 +/- 10 | 3 | 10 |
| UL Level | Ammunition | Calibre | Bullet Type / Weight | Velocity (ft/s/kfps) | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 9mm FMJ | 9 x 19mm | Full Metal Jacket, Lead Core (124 gr) | 1,175 - 1,295 ft/s | 3 |
| Level 2 | .357 Magnum | .357 Mag | Jacketed Lead Soft Point (158 gr) | 1,250 - 1,375 ft/s | 3 |
| Level 3 | .44 Magnum | .44 Mag | Lead Semi-Wadcutter (240 gr) | 1,350 - 1,485 ft/s | 3 |
| Level 4 | .30-06 Rifle | .30-06 | Soft Point (180 gr) | 2,450 - 2,794 ft/s | 1 |
| Level 5 | 7.62 x 51mm | .308 | Military Ball FMJ (150 gr) | 2,750 - 3,025 ft/s | 1 |
| Level 6 | 9mm FMJ | 9 x 19mm | FMJ, Lead Core (124 gr) | 1,400 - 1,540 ft/s | 5 |
| Level 7 | 5.56 x 45mm | .223 | FMJ, Lead Core (55 gr) | 3,080 - 3,388 ft/s | 5 |
| Level 8 | 7.62 x 51mm | .308 | FMJ, Lead Core (150 gr) | 2,750 - 3,025 ft/s | 5 |
| NIJ Level | Ammunition | Calibre | Bullet Type / Weight | Velocity (m/s) | Velocity (ft/s) | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | .22 Long Rifle HV | .22 LR | Lead Round Nose, 40 gr (2.6g) | 320 +/- 12 | 1,050 +/- 40 | 5 |
| Level I | .38 Special | .38 Spl | Lead Round Nose, 158 gr (10.2g) | 259 +/- 15 | 850 +/- 50 | 5 |
| Level IIA | 9mm Parabellum | 9 x 19mm | FMJ, 124 gr (8.0g) | 332 +/- 12 | 1,090 +/- 40 | 5 |
| Level IIA | .357 Magnum | .357 Mag | Jacketed Soft Point, 158 gr (10.2g) | 381 +/- 15 | 1,250 +/- 50 | 5 |
| Level II | 9mm Parabellum | 9 x 19mm | FMJ, 124 gr (8.0g) | 358 +/- 12 | 1,175 +/-40 | 5 |
| Level II | .357 Magnum | .357 Mag | Jacketed Soft Point, 158 gr (10.2g) | 425 +/- 15 | 1,395 +/- 50 | 5 |
| Level IIIA | 9mm Parabellum | 9 x 19mm | FMJ, 124 gr (8.0g) | 426 +/- 15 | 1,400 +/- 50 | 5 |
| Level IIIA | .44 Magnum | .44 Mag | Lead SWC GC, 240 gr (15.55g) | 426 +/- 15 | 1,400 +/- 50 | 5 |
| Level III | 7.62mm NATO | 7.62 x 51mm | FMJ, 150 gr (9.7g) | 838 +/- 15 | 2,750 +/- 50 | 5 |
| Level IV | .30-06 Sprinfield AP | .30-06 | Armor / Armour-Piercing, 166gr (10.8g) | 868 +/- 15 | 2,850 +/- 50 | 1 |
The most common sizes that are requested in Imperial or American sizes are 1", 1-1/8", 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1-1/2", 1-5/8", 1-3/4", 1-7/8",
2", 2-1/8", 2-1/4", 2-3/8", 2-1/2", 2-5/8", 2-3/4", 2-7/8" then 3" and upwards. The ballistic door viewers (or bullet peepholes as sometimes referred to) are labelled in either inches or mm in accordance with how they are ordered. Click here for more pictures and information:
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Ballistic Door Viewer / Bullet Resistant Peephole?
A ballistic door viewer is sometimes called a bullet door viewer, bullet peephole or ballistic spyhole and is a specially engineered viewing device that lets you safely see who is outside a ballistic door, wall or safe room while under potential gunfire. Unlike standard peepholes, it is tested to stop bullets and prevent dangerous glass fragments on the safe sideWhile our roof vents are designed for durability, as with all safety products, maintenance is recommended to ensure their effectiveness. This is predominantly inspection based more so than actual removal and replacement of parts.
Care must be taken in locations and environments where snowfall may rest on the roof vent and impact the release.
How is a Ballistic Door Viewer different from a normal peephole?
A normal peephole is only designed for privacy and basic security. A ballistic door viewer from Blast & Ballistics is tested to BS EN 1063 BR3–BR6, UL752 Level 3-9 and NIJ II–IV levels as part of a ballistic system, meaning it can resist handgun and rifle fire without penetration or spall. It is designed so that even if someone shoots directly at the viewer, the occupant remains protecte
What does "No Spall" mean and why is it important?
“No Spall” means the viewer is designed and tested so that no glass fragments or debris are ejected from the inside face when it is shot. Older or poorly designed products can throw high-speed glass splinters into the user’s eye when a round hits the viewer. Blast & Ballistics’ ballistic door viewers are specifically tested to eliminate this risk, making them safe to use even while under live fire.
Where are your Ballistic Door Viewers typically used?
Ballistic door viewers are fitted anywhere staff or residents need to visually check outside while remaining protected, including:
Ballistic and bullet-resistant doors
Safe rooms and panic rooms
Cash rooms, ATM and banking enclosures
Ballistic containers and guard houses
Armoured vehicle doors and bulkheads
Do you sell worldwide?
Yes, we ship our door viewers all over the world for a variety of applications, ranging from military to commercial offices.
