Kote (armor)
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Kote |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The kote ( Japanese 籠 手 , also 小 手 , 甲 手 or 篭 手 ) describes the arm and hand armor used in Japanese armor .
description
The Kote is available in numerous versions. These are sleeves made from leather or silk and fitted with different versions of armor. They are made tight around the wrist and widen towards the shoulder. At the upper end there are cords with which the feces are tied around the chest. There are versions that are armed with chain armor or with various types of lamellar armor or plate armor . Armor protection is attached to the hands, which is called ( Japanese ) "Tetsu-Gai". It protects the top of the hand and the thumb and is attached to the material of the feces . The plate armor is only on the outside of the kote , the inside is not armored. A plate (Japanese "Kamura-Ita") is attached to the upper end and protrudes over the edge of the kote . This plate is used to protect the shoulder. Three cords are attached to it, two of which are tied around the upper body and the third to the same cord of the kote of the other arm. Directly below this plate, about at the level of the biceps , is a larger plate or several smaller plates connected with chain mail (Japanese "Gaku-No-Ita"). In the area of the elbow , a plate (Japanese: "Ikada") is attached to protect it, and in some versions parallel metal rails are attached to this plate, which are also connected with chain mail. In the end, the "Tetsu-Gai" mentioned above completes the armor on the hand. The "Tetsu-Gai" is padded with leather on the edges and has loops on the underside that are intended to hold the fingers. Leather gloves were worn under the "Tetsu-Gai" for additional protection. In older models, metal plates were also attached to the fingers, which were also connected with chain fabric. These were then sewn onto the leather gloves. The Kote itself is available in different models, which are named after the respective material selection. The most important are:
- Yoshitsune-Gote : The kote are sack-shaped. It was only worn as a single piece on the left arm. Armor with a wide rail that is interrupted by chain fabric at the elbow.
- Bishamon-Gote : The plate armor lies on a base made of chain armor. The forearm is armored with rails.
- Oda-Gote also Kaga-Gote : Are covered with armor plates in the shape of a pumpkin bottle (Japanese Hyōtan ). In some places, irregularly small metal plates are used (Japanese Ikada ).
- Tetsu-Kote : Completely covered with chain armor. The upper and lower arms are armored with metal plates or rails.
- Tsugi-Gote : The upper arm is armored with a larger plate, which is connected to the kote by chain armor. The forearm is covered with chain armor.
- Shino-Gote : The two versions Yetchiu-Gote and Awase-Gote differ only in the way they are attached to the body. All of them are protected by chain, rail and plate armor, which are only a few centimeters apart.
- Oshi-No-Gote : The outside of the forearm is alternately made with plate and rail armor.
- Hansho-Gote : Only the forearm is armored. The armor often consists of three long plates connected with chain armor and padded with leather or fabric.
- Tominaga-Goth : Two kote (right and left arm) are connected by a collar made of brocade or leather.
- Yu-Gote : Made from silk or brocade and generally has no metal parts. These kote are usually only used when shooting with the yumi .
- Kusari-Goth : Is completely covered with chain armor. There is no plate armor.
- Karuta Sashinuki-Kote : This Kote each other through a kind of vest connected Kote . The vest has a collar and reaches about the waist. The sleeves are covered with chain and plate armor. the proportion of plate armor is low.
There are other versions, but they haven't been used that often.
- Kusari-Kikko-Gote : This form of kote is provided with chain armor on the forearm. The upper arm is adorned with a pattern of hexagonal lines. The hand armor is absent at the lower end.
- Han-Gote : Are shorter than the normal kote . They are often armored with metal rings.
literature
- Mitsuo Kure: Samurai. Arms, Armor, Costume. Chartwell, London 2007, ISBN 978-1-905573-41-7 .
- Otto Kümmel: The applied arts in Japan (= library for art and antique collectors. Vol. 2, ZDB -ID 518702-3 ). 3. Edition. RC Schmidt, Berlin 1922, pp. 98, 192.
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 , pp. 377-379, 404.
gallery
Sashi-Nuki-Goth
Kusari Goth
Karuta Sashinuki Goth
Kusari Kikko Goth
Fukuro Goth
Hansho-Goth
Han-Goth
