Japanese Edo Period armor helmet mask etc Samurai Japan Start Price USD 6,500.00 Current Price USD 6,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Mohawk Arms Auction Gallery See more about 'Japanese Edo Period armor helmet mask etc Samurai Japan' Description Japanese Edo Period armor. Consists of: (1) “Kabuto” (helmet). Dark brown lacquered four large overlapping plate construction with sloping visor and “fukigayeshi” (ear guards). 2 3/4” bracket for attaching the maidate (decoration/crest). Four suspended neck plates are attached with blue lacing. Red lacquered interior with a cloth liner and replaced lace chincords. (2) “Mempo” (face mask which covers cheeks and chin) made of reddish-brown lacquer with four matching neck plates attached with blue lacing. (3) “Do” (curass). Dark brown lacquered front consists of nine horizontal panels, with two brass rings on chest. The top panel has an applied floral/stylized lion cloth facing, which extends under the arms. The backplate has nine lacquered plates attached to the top shoulder section which has the same cloth covering and “padded shoulders” (embroidered relief red “dots” within hexagons on a soft white field). Matching standup collar. Metal brackets on back to accommodate pennant staff. (4) Shoulder guards. Five lacquered plates with blue lacing and red “dots” on bottom plate. (5) “Kusazuri” (armor tassets). Six arrangements of five lacquer plates each (the bottom sections have a relief tree bark appearance) suspended on blue cord lacing from the base of the chest and backplate. (6) “Kote” (armored sleeves). Cloth with applied chain mail/rectangular sections and a large circular decoration – all arranged in a pattern. Gilt embossed discs bearing a dragon can be seen through the mail. Mail and shaped lacquered panels cover the wrist, thumb and hand – which have relief floral decoration. (7) “Hodo haidate” (thigh armor). Each of two connected blue cloth aprons have four rows of 12 each, subdued gilt on black wood panels. Probably from an earlier set of armor. (8) “Shino suneate” (shinguards). Five shaped lacquered strips/cha in mail on blue cloth, with embossed gilt dragons. Upper right leather panel. Bottom has three “flaps” which match the “padded shoulders”. Circa early 19th Century. Very good condition and an excellent display item. Condition IIATTENTION POTENTIAL BIDDERS:Please note that we are conducting a two day militaria auction (only a portion of our auction is listed on eBay due to guidelines prohibiting the listing of items pertaining to WWII along with other material). The remaining portion of our catalog can be viewed by visiting our website: Click here to view ALL items in auction are subject to a buyer’s premium (commission) which will be added to each individual winning bid for EACH item purchased in our auction. The commission is as follows: 17.5% for each item under $2,000.00, 15% for $2,000.01 to $5,000.00, 12.5% for $5,000.01 to $10,000.00 and 10% for items over $10,000.00. Also, buyer is to pay actual shipping charges, which will be calculated within a week after the auction (of course we combine shipping on multiple items won), and we will send invoices via email and post office mail. PLEASE BE PATIENT. We DO NOT accept PayPal or credit cards – acceptable forms of payment are money order, International money order, traveler’s checks, bank transfer (foreign buyers), cashier’s check (will receive immediate attention) or personal check (10-14 day waiting period to clear OUR bank). All checks must be drawn on U.S. funds ONLY. Please note that eBay resizes the photos and we have no control over the appearance. Due to time constraints, PHOTO REQUESTS WILL BE ANSWERED IF, AND WHEN TIME PERMITS - as we have over 1,900 items in auction. All buyers through the mail will be allowed a 3 day inspection period and if you are not satisfied with the item, for any reason, it can be returned to us for a refund. Thank you for your interest in our auction. Place a Bid!