Parts Of Japanese Armour
Kusazuri made from iron or leather plates hanging from the front and back of the dou to protect the lower body and upper leg.
Parts of japanese armour. Japanese armour makers started to use leather nerigawa and lacquer was used to weatherproof the armour parts. Usually the kabuto is made of several plates but during heian period 794 1185 and after introduction of full plate armours japanese armourers produced some excellent examples of single plate helmets. The helmet kabuto and cuirass do are the oldest parts of the japanese armour. This is a site all about japanese samurai.
Japanese armour developed enormously over the centuries since its introduction to the battlefield. The pinnacle of japanese lamellar armour is. Most notably by the samurai and by default the ashigaru and was seen on the battlefield both on mounted and foot troops. Leather and or iron scales were used to construct samurai armours with leather and eventually silk lace used to connect the individual scales kozane from which these cuirasses were now being made.
It was worn to varying degrees by numerous classes. O yoroi or simply yoroi first appeared on the battlefields during the late heian period 898 1185. Sode large rectangular shoulder protection made from iron and or leather plates.