Hara-ate
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Hara-ate |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Hara-Ate ( Japanese 腹 当 ［て］ ) is an armor from Japan.
description
The Hara-Ate is a light armor, in contrast to the heavy armor ( Japanese Yoroi) it only covers the front of the body. It consists of a kind of apron that consists of a chest and a thigh piece. The use of materials is different. There are the versions Hara-Ate with plate armor ("Karuta"), chain armor ("Kusari"), as well as in a kind of brigantine ("Karuta-Tatami"). The version of the Hara-Ate-Karuta-Tatami-Do is collapsible for easier transport when not being carried. The Hara-Ate is attached to the back with straps.
literature
- Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook: Secrets of the samurai. A survey of the martial arts of feudal Japan. Tuttle Publishing, Rutland VT 1991, ISBN 0-8048-1684-0 , p. 203.
- Anthony J. Bryant: The samurai. Warriors of medieval Japan, 940–1600 (= Elite Series. 23). Color Plates by Angus McBride. Osprey Publishing, London 1989, ISBN 0-85045-897-8 , p. 60.
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. 283.
gallery
Hara-ate
Hara-ate
Hara-Ate, one-piece breastplate
Hara-Ate-Karuta-Tatami-Do, foldable
