NCR Ranger Combat Armor

The NCR Ranger combat armor, also known as the Black armor, and the matching Ranger helmet are pieces of armor in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A military-grade armor originally used by L.A.P.D. riot squads, this combat outfit is worn with a heavy duster with the NCR Rangers' insignia on the left flap.

Variants

 * Desert Ranger combat armor - Pre-War USMC armor used by Ssgt. R.B. Vickers.
 * Riot gear - An advanced version of the L.A.P.D. riot armor used by the pre-War riot control officers in the Divide.
 * Advanced riot gear - Worn by NCR riot control officers in the Divide.
 * Elite riot gear - A unique armor which was used by an important NCR riot control officer in the Divide.

Locations

 * With a "liked" or higher reputation with the NCR, Colonel James Hsu will give the Courier a key to the NCR Ranger safehouse. Inside are a set of NCR salvaged power armor, NCR Ranger patrol armor and the NCR Ranger combat armor. There is also a reloading bench and some empty footlockers, alongside a hunting revolver, assault carbine and trail carbine. Note that all armors are in poor condition.
 * This armor can be found on NCR Veteran Rangers throughout the game in areas occupied by the NCR (e.g. Camp Golf, the NCR Ranger Safehouse, Ranger Station Bravo, Camp Forlorn Hope, etc.) or if the Courier is labeled a terrorist by the NCR, as there will be ranger kill-squads sent to eliminate them.
 * There are several dead NCR troopers wearing this armor at the Long 15 if one chooses to nuke the NCR upon completion of The Apocalypse.

Behind the scenes

 * The armor was designed by Massive Black artist Wesley Burt. The initial concepts were inspired by Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, though the armor evolved into a unique design following requests from Joshua Sawyer.
 * Tycho's description in Fallout was also an inspiration, described as "a man in dusty leather armor with a trench coat and gas mask."
 * The symbol on the left breast of the body armor is inspired by the logo for the BPRD from the Hellboy series. Sawyer stated that design was put there by a texture artist responsible for the high res keyart model and was not on Wesley Burt's original design.
 * Josh Sawyer stated that the NCR Ranger combat armor is created in the NCR and is made using adapted pre-War riot/combat gear.

Bugs
Before patch 1.4.0.525, the helmet picked up from the NCR Ranger safehouse could not be repaired by vendors, due to it having no value. Repairing it with other helmets worked properly.