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  2. Japanese armour - Wikipedia

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    A man wearing Samurai armor and jinbaori (sleeveless jacket) turns around, 2019. Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the discovery of the cuirass and basic helmets in graves. [1] During the Heian period (794–1185), the unique Japanese samurai armour ō-yoroi and dō-maru appeared. [2]

  3. Ō-yoroi - Wikipedia

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    For the most part the ō-yoroi was a rich man's armor and not used by lower ranking samurai. The armor was mainly worn by the higher ranking samurai on horseback. The lower ranking soldiers had armor that was similar to the ō-yoroi, but had fewer components, was lighter, and lacked the decorative markings of the higher ranking samurai. [4]

  4. Sangu (armour) - Wikipedia

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    Antique Japanese (samurai) sangu, the three armours of the extremities, kote (armoured sleeves), suneate (shin armour), haidate (thigh armour) Sangu is the term for the three armour components that protected the extremities of the samurai class of feudal Japan.

  5. Kikko (Japanese armour) - Wikipedia

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    Kikko armor was made for every class of samurai or soldier, high or low. George Cameron Stone [3] referred to kikko as "brigandine" when he said "in Japan, brigandines were often used". He further described this "brigandine" as "small hexagons", "the plates [being] of steel or hard leather", and that "occasionally they covered the whole body".

  6. Auxiliary armour (Japan) - Wikipedia

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    Manju no wa, ( also manjunowa or manju nowa) are a combination of shoulder pads, collar and armpit guards in one that protected the upper chest area.Manju no wa were covered with different types of armour including kusari (chain armour), karuta (small square or rectangular armour plates), or kikko (hexagon plates), these iron or leather armours or a combination of them were sewn to a cloth ...

  7. O-yoroi Armor of Ashikaga Takauji - Wikipedia

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    The O-yoroi Armor of Ashikaga Takauji [白絲威褄取鎧(しろいとおどしつまどりよろい)] Shiro-ito Odoshi Tsumadori O-yoroi) is a piece of Japanese armour made for the shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji. [1] This piece of armor belongs in the Arms and Armor Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  8. Kabuto - Wikipedia

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    The kabuto was an important part of the equipment of the samurai, and played a symbolic role as well, which may explain the Japanese expressions, sayings, and codes related to them. For instance, Katte kabuto no o wo shimeyo translates literally to "Tighten the string of the kabuto after winning the war".

  9. Category:Samurai armour - Wikipedia

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