Japanese Armour - Individual Samurai Armor Parts

Individual Samurai Armor Parts

  • Antique Japanese samurai Edo period kote, arm protection with lacquered iron plates connected with chain armor kusari.

  • Antique Japanese samurai Edo period haidate, thigh protection with small lacquered iron plates connected by chain armor kusari sewn to cloth.

  • Antique Japanese samurai Edo Period suneate, shin protection with iron splints shino connected by chain armor kusari sewn to cloth, with small hexagon armor plates kikko protecting the knees.

  • Antique Japanese samurai Edo period kôgake, armored tabi foot coverings, iron plates connected by chain armor kusari and sewn to cloth.

  • Antique Japanese sode, iron plate shoulder protectors.

  • Samurai menpo, an iron mask with an iron plate throat guard yodare-kake.

  • Various Japanese maedate, crests that are mounted in the front of a samurai helmet kabuto.

  • Japanese himo or obi, a cloth or rope belt used to hang swords and various items from a samurai armor.

  • Samurai eboshi style helmet kabuto with an iron plate neck guard shikoro.

  • Edo period Japanese samurai karuta tatami dou. A folding portable chest armor.

  • Antique Japanese samurai Edo period kusazuri, lacquered iron or leather panels which hang from the bottom of the chest armor dou.

  • Japanese samurai Edo period kusari tabi, armored tabi(Kôgake), leather socks with chain armor kusari sewn to the leather.

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