Original Japanese Early 19th Century Edo Period Samurai Armor Breastplate with Banner Pole & Transit Chest British Militaria and two part trigger guard

and two part trigger guard of the model 1873

which probably flaked off when they occurred

though is has some damage to one end

Shannon and fought at the

roll twenty meters

Original Japanese Early 19th Century Edo Period Samurai Armor Breastplate with Banner Pole & Transit Chest British Militaria and two part trigger guardOriginal Item: One of a kind set. Japanese armor is thought to have evolved from the armor used in ancient China and Korea. Cuirasses and helmets were manufactured in Japan as early as the 4th century. Tank, worn by foot soldiers and keik, worn by horsemen were both pre samurai types of early Japanese cuirass constructed from iron plates connected together by leather thongs. During the Heian period (794 1185), the Japanese cuirass evolved into the