Manjiyuwa
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Manjiyuwa, Manju-No-Wa |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Manjiyuwa or Manju-No-Wa , Manchira is an armor from Japan.
description
Dei Manjiyuwa is a type of brigantine . It consists of several pieces of armor that are connected to one another. It protects the chest, shoulders, upper back, and sides of the body. It is put on by placing the collar around the neck and tying it at the back. The two side parts are passed under the arms and also tied. There are different versions that differ in the type of shape and armor. The armor can consist of chain armor as well as plate armor or a mixture of the two. They were often worn under the breastplate (Do), but also alone.
literature
- Sakakibara Kozan: The manufacture of armor and helmets in sixteenth century Japan (Chūkokatchū seisakuben). Edo 1800 (Revised and edited by H. Russell Robinson. Translated by T. Wakameda. Holland Press, London 1962), OCLC 68156858 .
- Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. Volume 9, ISSN 0913-4271 , 1881.
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. 436-437.