Ballistic art

A concealed ballistic art shield, comprising:

• a ballistic resistant material including an outwardly-facing planar surface and an inwardly facing surface oriented in opposing directions;
• a frame and wall décor assembly, extending over and around the outwardly-facing planar surface of the ballistic resistant material such that the ballistic resistant material is concealed;
• an interior panel extending at least partially over the inwardly facing planar surface of the ballistic resistant material;
• and
• wherein the interior panel includes a wall mounting structure and at least one handle adjustable to a low profile position against or recessed within a portion of the interior panel;
• wherein the at least one handle is tension spring loaded and configured for quick-release adjustment from the low profile position to a deployed position in which the handle extends inwardly for gripping via removal of a detachable release pin that otherwise extends across the interior panel and retains the handle.

A concealed ballistic art shield, comprising:

• a ballistic resistant material including an outwardly-facing planar surface and an inwardly facing planar surface oriented in opposing directions, the ballistic resistant material sized for insertion within an interior perimeter of a wall-hung picture frame;
• an interior panel, coupled to the inwardly facing planar surface of the ballistic resistant material;
• wherein the interior panel contains a plurality of flanges that extend outwardly beyond the perimeter of the ballistic resistant material and provide attachment locations for mounting the interior panel to a wall-hung picture frame;
• and
• wherein the interior panel includes at least one handle adjustable to a low profile position against or within a portion of the interior panel;
• wherein the at least one handle is tension spring loaded and configured for quick-release adjustment from the low profile position to a deployed position in which the handle extends inwardly for gripping via removal of a detachable release pin that otherwise extends across the interior panel and retains the handle.