Kusari katabira
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Katabira, Kusari-Katabira, Karuta-Katabira, Kikkō-Katabira, |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The katabira ( Japanese 帷子 ), also Kusari-Katabira , Karuta-Katabira or Kikkō-Katabira is an armor from Japan.
description
The katabira is a light chain (Kusari-Katabira) or plate armor , (Karuta-Katabira, Kikkō-Katabira). Depending on the version, it consists of a more or less long jacket with either long or short sleeves. There is also a hood, gloves, thigh protection, shin protection and Kusari tabi . The chain or plate armor is sewn onto a base made of padded fabric or sewn in between two layers of fabric in the manner of a brigantine . Both types of armor are very finely crafted in this armor. The rings or plates are small and filigree compared to other armor . This enabled the armor to be worn under other items of clothing, such as the kimono , the heavier armor ( yoroi ) or even the combat clothing of the ninja . This provided almost invisible protection that opponents did not expect.
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 .
- H. Russell Robinson : Oriental Armor. Jenkins, London 1967, p. 226 (Reprinted. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 2002, ISBN 0-486-41818-9 ).
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 (Reprint), pp. 303 f.
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Kusari katabira
Kusari katabira
Kikko Katabira
Karuta katabira
