Zbroja
Based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoroi
ō-Yoroi - (lit. great zroja) For the first time ō-Yoroi appeared in the mid-tenth century and in the late Heian period. It was widely used during the Genpei War in the twelfth century. The main elements of the armor is designed for cavalry and archers. Ō-Yoroi armor was heavy and did not allow for such freedom of movement as its counterpart to-maru, which is why this armor has not been widely used in the fifteenth century, when the fighting in Japan was used mainly infantry.
In most cases, O-Yoroi was used by the wealthy samurai with higher social status - mostly captains and generals, who moved on horseback. Shorter-ranking soldiers had armor that was similar to O-Yoroi. It consisted of fewer components and a lighter and much more modestly decorated.
Most of the currently available information on the ō-Yoroi armor is based on which were deposited in the temples in the form of a victim or have been kept by descendants of the user of that armor. Only the mainly poor people could afford such luxury, so their information mainly reflect ornate armor. Many of the original ō-Yoroi still exists, but many copies were lost or damaged. Ō-Yoroi Examples can be found in museums in various parts of the world. There are also several copies ō-Yoroi Shinto shrines issued in where they were stored and protected for centuries.
Construction of Yoroi
Kabuto Parts
Kabuto - helmet:
- Tehen - opening at the top of the helmet he used to drag the hair that did not fit under the helmet.
- Hachi - dome of the helmet, had a round shape and was heavy.
- Fukigaeshi - allows you to hang Shikoro.
- Shikoro - to the back of the helmet fastened from three to seven moving plates that were designed to protect the neck.
- Mabisashi - visor to protect the face and from sunlight.
Other parts of Yoroi
- Soda - bangles, made of patent leather or metal plate. At the fixed rows of scales related to each other with thick silk threads.
- Hato with no ita - left underarm protector. Normally less than the right and richly decorated.
- Kote - gloves.
- Do - the torso protector.
- Haidate - to protect the thighs, in the form of apron of material whose lower half was covered with tiles.
- Ate sum - knee and shin protector.
- Kyahan - shaped calf protector, combined with nagolennikami.
- Tsurumaki - furry boots lined with silk.
- Kusazuri - cover the lower body.
- Sendan no ita - fender right armpit.
- Node - the protection of the neck and throat in the form of a plate-shaped "with" covered with small plates connected with each other.
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