Kusari katabira is the Japanese term for mail armour. Kusari is a type of armour used by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan. When the word kusari is used in conjunction with an armo
Edo period Japanese (samurai) chain armour or kusari gusoku
Rare 1800s photograph showing kusari katabira (chain armour jackets) and hachi-gane (forehead protectors) with kusari shikoro (chain armour neck guards) being worn
Riveted kusari sangu
Double butted 6 in 1 kusari
Kikko (Japanese armour)
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Kikko are small iron or hardened leather, hexagon shaped armour plates used in the construction of Japanese armor worn by samurai and ashigaru of feudal Japan.
Kusari (Japanese mail armour)
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A close up view of a samurai wakibiki showing the kikko plates and mail
Edo period kikko katabira (jacket)
Edo period kikko vest
Tate-eri (shoulder pad), showing kikko plates lining the neck area