Japanese Chainmail Armor
Armour of this type has been used in the middle east north africa ottoman empire japan china korea vietnam central asia greater iran india eastern europe philippines indonesia and malaysia.
Japanese chainmail armor. I consider the chain armor and armored clothing in general to be the japanese version of the bullet proof vest of the day it would not stop all weapons and attacks but it did help keep someone alive better than no armor just as todays bullet proof vests will not stop all kinds of bullets but police and soldiers still wear them. Much like japanese 4 1 6 1 is a simple weave but provides greater strength and protection than japanese 4 1. Japanese chain armor is different than traditional japanese or samurai armor which uses chain mail in its construction but chain mail is not the majority of the defensive material used. When the word kusari is used in conjunction with an armoured item it usually means that the kusari makes up the majority of the armour defence.
Japanese chain mail armor consists primarily of chain mail sewn to cloth and sometimes leather and is worn as a type of defensive clothing. 2 1 3 5 2 1 3 5 5 8. 4 2c with 6 3c held captive. Orbital 2 in 1 chain o2 1c o1 orbital japanese.
How to make japanese 6 1 maille armor. When the word kusari is used in conjunction with an armoured item it usually means that mail makes up the majority of the armour composition. A lightweight portable folding tatami armour made from small square or rectangle armor plates called karuta. The method is slightly different because japanese 6 1 does not form square shaped patterns.
An example of this would be kusari gusoku which means chain armour. 3 4 6 6 0 4 6 6 0. Mail and plate armour plated mail plated chainmail splinted mail chainmail is a type of mail with embedded plates. Edo period japanese samurai chain armour or kusari gusoku in japan mail is called kusari which means chain.
Japanese armour was generally constructed from many small iron tetsu and or leather nerigawa scales kozane and or plates ita mono connected to each other by rivets and macramé cords odoshi made from leather and or braided silk and or chain armour. The karuta are usually connected to each other by chainmail and sewn to a cloth backing met museum new york. Noble families had silk cords made in specific patterns and colors of silk thread.