Show PROOF BULLET VESTS POPULAR By The Associated Press Costs Coats of mall mail that flatten bullets and turn lurn the points of daggers are back in favor thanks to the gunman and the spirIt of unrest Dozens of French sell L these secret and two at least specialize ln In them Statesmen and even criminals are among the customers of these shops which deal I principally In old armor and arms for collectors and make ancient was war costumes for the operas theatres The secret vest most used Is of small finely lInely chrome steel scales scale The usual form is a fit close ting shirt that reaches from just be be- below low the collar line to well ell b below low the waist It weighs 5 54 pounds and Is quite flexible type is made of an infinite numb r of small steel L links woven into a mesh A less elaborate protection is a very slightly set et ot of scales sewed Inside an ordinary vest to give limited protection This form Is light light- lighter er and cheaper A mall shirt costs about anid the vest lining about 60 |