Hatomune-Do
| Hatomune-Do | |
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Hatomune-Do |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Hatomune-Dō ( Japanese 鳩 胸 胴 , literally "pigeon breastplate") is a breastplate of the Japanese armor ( Japanese "Yoroi").
description
The Hatomune-Dō is made of steel . The prototype for this type of armor was the breastplate worn by Europeans . The Japanese copied them, but breastplates made in Europe were also imported . The Hatomune-Dō became popular during the advent of the first firearms in Japan. Due to the threat posed by firearms , some specimens were also made bulletproof, but these tanks were heavy. The arm and leg armor remained in the Japanese style. The helmets were also partly adapted and resembled the European cabasset .
literature
- Ian Bottomley, Anthony Hopson, Arms and Armor of the Samurai. The History of Weaponry in Ancient Japan. Crescent Books, New York NY 1994, ISBN 0-517-10318-4 .
- 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 .
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. 285.
Web links
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