South Wales Police HiViz Tactical Jacket

Welsh Police Hi-Vis Jacket

This is a genuine issued South Wales Police hi-vis tactical jacket, the high-visibility outer layer officers wear on patrol, traffic duty and at roadside scenes. The fluorescent yellow shell and reflective banding make the wearer easy to see in daylight and under headlights. Pockets, clips and loops on the front carry kit within reach. It suits collectors of UK police uniform, reenactors and film or event dressers, and anyone who works near traffic and wants a jacket built to a police specification.

Features

• Fluorescent Yellow Shell — The bright yellow body colour stands out against most backgrounds in daylight and at dusk.
• Retroreflective Tape — Grey bands over the shoulders and around the chest and sleeves throw light back toward its source, so headlights pick the wearer out in the dark.
• Blue And Silver Checkered Band — A checkered reflective band runs around the lower body and sleeves, the pattern UK police use to mark an officer at a glance.
• Heddlu Police Chest Badge — A blue badge on the chest reads "Heddlu Police", Heddlu being Welsh for police, as worn by Wales-based forces.
• Full-Length Front Zip — The jacket closes with a zip from hem to collar for quick on and off over a uniform shirt.
• Flapped Front Pockets — Pockets on either side of the front have closing flaps to keep contents in place.
• Equipment Clips And Loops — Black clips and loops on the front hold items such as a radio or torch where the hands can find them.
• Shoulder Attachment Points — Black tabs on each shoulder give a mounting point for a radio microphone or similar kit.

Genuine Issue Provenance

This jacket was issued to South Wales Police, and the bilingual Heddlu Police badge marks it as kit from a Welsh force. Its layout, from the checkered band to the shoulder tabs and front-mounted clips, follows the pattern officers actually wore on duty. For a collector or reenactor, that origin is the point: it is the jacket worn on the street, not a costume piece made to look like one.