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AUTHENTIC SAMURAI ARMOUR GROUPING CUIRASS CIRCA

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AUTHENTIC SAMURAI ARMOUR GROUPING CUIRASS CIRCA
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1575-1625 (TETSU SABIJI URUSHI URUSHI NURI ZUNARI BACHI IYOZANE HISHITOJI KIRITSUKE IYOZANE YOKOHAGI OKEGAWA NI-MAI DOU GUSOKU)
A RUSSET IRON FINISHED ZUNARI STYLE KABUTO WITH A LEATHER FACED LARGE SCALE TWO SECTION CUIRASS ARMOUR SET.

THIS ARMOUR FEATURES AN EXTREMELY OLD MOMOYAMA / EARLY EDO PERIOD SENGOKU PERIOD STYLE CUIRASS OR DOU MADE IN THE HISHITOJI KIRITSUKE IYOZANE OKEGAWA DOU STYLE THAT WAS POPULAR DURING THAT ERA. THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF A TRUE WARRING PERIOD STYLE OF FIGHTING CUIRASS.

THE KIRITSUKE IYOZANE OR LARGE SCALE STYLE LAMES HAVE BEEN FACED IN LACQUERED LEATHER WHILE THE INTERIOR OF THE CUIRASS HAS BEEN FINISHED IN KURO URUSHI.

A FEW SMALL WORN AND CHIPPED SPOTS BUT OTHERWISE THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR FINISHES ARE IN AN EXCELLENT STATE OF PRESERVE. THE ORIGINAL GATTARI AND MACHI-UKE MOUNTED DEVICES AND KOSHIMAKI CUSHION FOR SECURING A SASHIMONO BATTLE FLAG ARE STILL PRESENT ALONG WITH AN ETCHED DOU-JIME METAL JURIJIME-NO-O-KA.

THE ERI-MAWASHI PADDED SHOULDER YOKE AND INTERNAL KIKKO PROTECTIVE COLLAR IS PRESENT AND IN AN EXCELLENT STATE OF PRESERVE AS ARE THE IRON KIKKO KOBIRE SHOULDER PROTECTORS.

THE SUGAKE ODOSHI LACED NERIGAWA GESSAN PROTECTIVE THIGH GUARD PENDANTS ARE ALL PRESENT AND AGAIN IN OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION, NOTE THAT A HEMP CLOTH HANAKAMI-BUKURO POCKET IS AFFIXED THE REAR FACE OF THE FRONT KINTAMA KAKUSHI GESSAN PENDANT.

THE KABUTO IS ALSO TYPICAL OF THAT TIME PERIOD, MINOR RESTORATION TO THE KABUTO IS APPARENT. THE EXTREMITIES ARMOUR ITEMS ARE ALSO CORRECT OF THE TIME PERIOD AND WELL PRESERVED, THOUGH MANY OF THE CONNECTIVE LACES THAT TACK THE MAIL TO THE FABRIC BODICES HAVE WORN AWAY WITH AGE.