Hanburi
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Hanburi, Hachigane |
| Use: | helmet |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Hanburi or Hachi-gane is a helmet from Japan.
description
The hanburi is made of leather or metal . There are different shapes that cover the head differently. The helmets are shaped like a shell or hood-shaped and resemble a European brain hood , other versions only protect the forehead and cheek area . A menpo is attached to the others . The helmet bells, if they are made of metal, are made from one piece or from several individual parts that overlap (pushed). Some have a curtain made of chain mesh, or a kind of brigantine is used . In other versions, a kind of neck and side protection made of fabric is attached, which in turn is covered with chain armor. Some versions are made of sheets one on top of the other, which are only fastened at the extreme end with a rivet or pin. These could be pushed together for transport and thus required less space in the march pack. Varnishes and paints are used for surface decoration , or they remain in the natural color of the leather or metal from which they are made. There is no other helmet shape in Japan that has so many variations (see pictures in the gallery). The hanburi was worn by various classes because it was relatively cheap in contrast to the armor of the samurai .
literature
- Kōzan Sakakibara, The manufacture of armor and helmets in sixteenth century Japan. (Chūkokatchū seisakuben). Translated by T. Wakameda. Revised and edited by H. Russell Robinson. CE Tuttle, Rutland VT 1964, pp. 69, 72.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 279.
