- armour), and the hai-date (thigh armour). The
sangu was
composed of the
suneate (shin armour), kote (armored sleeves),
haidate (thigh armour).
These armour...
- not
unlike European greaves. This is the most
common form of
suneate,
termed shino-
suneate, and saw
continued use
throughout the
Momoyama period (1573–1602)...
-
underneath the
samurai greaves (
suneate). Some
types of
kyahan could be
covered with mail
armour (kusari
kyahan or
kyahan suneate);
these were worn by foot...
- (vambrace and
lower pauldron) Han kote (gauntlet) Sode (roughly pauldron)
Suneate (greave)
Kusazuri (fauld or t****et)
Wakibiki (bezagews)
Nodowa (gorget)...
-
connected to each
other by
chain armour (kusari) and sewn to the cloth.
Suneate, shin
guards made from iron
splints connected together by
chain armour...
- body".
Kikko were used in the
construction of
traditional ****anese armour,
suneate (greaves) and tate-eri (shoulder pads)
often incorporated kikko in their...
-
throat protectors (Men),
wrists (Kote),
trunk (Do) and
shins /
tibia (
Suneate). Only hits
targeted at
these protected points are allowed. In comparison...
-
kabuto (helmets),
tatami zukin (armored hoods), kote (armored sleeves),
suneate (greaves), and
haidate (cuisses). The
warfare of the
Sengoku period (15th...
-
kusari sangu Riveted kusari kote
Riveted kusari haidate Riveted kusari suneate Riveted kusari (close up view)
Butted and or
split (twisted)
links made...
