Sod (armor)
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Sod |
| Use: | armor |
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Japan , armory |
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The sod ( Japanese 袖 , dt. "Sleeve") are part of Japanese samurai armor ( Yoroi ).
description
The sods usually consist of elongated metal strips that are movably attached to each other with silk cords . The upper element is made of solid metal to which silk cords are attached for attachment to the breastplate ( Dō ). The sod are usually square-rectangular and have a side length of about 16 cm to about 36 cm. Usually they are older, the larger they are. There are three main classes:
- Ō-Sode ( 大 袖 ): Large
- Chū-Sode ( 中 袖 ): Medium
- Ko-Sode ( 小 袖 ): Small
The Oki-Sode class is a version of Ko-Sode .
The names of the class versions are:
- Gaku-Sode or Namban-Sode , Gaku-Sode : Look like framed signs that can be found in front of Chinese monasteries . The central plate piece is made of metal and is usually painted with a dragon ornament, or with other representations. The frame is made of shiny, ornamented metal.
- Kohire : Kind of a smaller epaulette . They are only found on the Tōsei-gusoku armor type .
- Tōsei-Sode or Mōgami-Sode : The Sode armor is applied to a base made of solid material to prevent the panels from rattling.
- Tsubo-Sode : is about the same as the Tōsei-Sode , with the difference that they are more curved.
- Ha-Sode also Taka-no-Ha-Sode : Are designed in the shape of a bird's wing .
- Hiyotan sod : Shaped like the outline of a pumpkin bottle.
- Kawa-Sode : The connections between the panels are made of leather straps.
- Kawara-Sode : Consists of large, elongated plates, equipped with two movable plates at the end and connected with leather straps.
- Ki-no-Ha-Sode : Are shaped like a leaf .
- Kusari Sode : Consists of an elongated piece of leather or quilted fabric covered with chain armor . There is a narrow plate (Kamuri-Ita) on the top to stiffen the entire sod .
- Maru-Sode : Is made from a single, oval metal plate and is usually decorated with a comb or with patterns.
literature
- Anthony J. Bryant: Samurai 1550-1600 (= Osprey Military. Warrior Series 7). Illustrations by Angus McBride. Osprey Publishing, Oxford et al. 1994, ISBN 1-85532-345-1 , p. 32.
- 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. 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 , p. 569.
Web links
Commons : Sode - collection of images, videos and audio files
