Boltless viewport assembly for a ballistic shield

A ballistic shield comprising a boltless viewport assembly, the ballistic shield comprising a shield body having a body side and a strike face side, the shield body having a viewport aperture formed therethrough, and the boltless viewport assembly comprising:

• a piece of ballistic glass;
• a body side viewport retention sleeve comprising a body side flange and an aperture insertion portion that is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the body side of the shield body;
• a ballistic glass holder sleeve comprising an aperture sleeve portion and a ballistic glass nest portion configured to receive the piece of ballistic glass, wherein the aperture sleeve portion is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the strike face side of the shield body;
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• a strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve comprising a strike face side flange, wherein the body side viewport retention sleeve is configured to connect to the ballistic glass holder sleeve, and wherein the strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve is configured to connect to the ballistic glass holder sleeve.

A ballistic shield comprising a boltless viewport assembly, the ballistic shield comprising a shield body having a body side and a strike face side, the shield body having a viewport aperture formed therethrough, and the boltless viewport assembly comprising:

• a piece of ballistic glass;
• a body side viewport retention sleeve comprising a body side flange and an aperture insertion portion that is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the body side of the shield body;
• a ballistic glass holder sleeve comprising an aperture sleeve portion and a ballistic glass nest portion configured to receive the piece of ballistic glass, wherein the aperture sleeve portion is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the strike face side of the shield body;
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• a strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve comprising a strike face side flange, wherein the body side viewport retention sleeve is configured to connect to the ballistic glass holder sleeve, and wherein the strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve is configured to connect to the ballistic glass holder sleeve, and wherein the boltless viewport assembly is configured to be assembled without bolts, without welding, and without screws.