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Luc T

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  1. Gary, here you have a armor with a long and interesting history. Did you read the study by mr Robert Burawoy?
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    horse bamen

    I saw these horse muzzles in the Yushukan shrine. Does anyone have more information about this?
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    Kabuto opinions

    The shape does me thinking on a kozunari, with an extra mabezashi added during the edo period. This happened sometimes.
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    Kabuto opinions

    Strange shape. Or is the picture taken from too close? It looks like the lower mabezashi has been added later
  5. Stylistic, the chainmail tare does not fit with the splendid lacquer of the menpo.
  6. It looks like you own a fine Zesai armor Robert. This was for a rather high ranking samurai
  7. the interesting part is the combination of the menpo with this kind of kabuto. Zesai used this kind of shikoro and tare, bus not this kind of hachi. if they are born together, then the kabuto dates from around 1700.
  8. Robert, the kabuto is an edo product, the shinodare and broader plates on the sides are typical for that period. Probably Haruta school, or Odawara region. Nice old style kabuto!
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    Menpo

    Be carefull...
  10. Do we have to conclude there are no restorers in North America?
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    double ring yoroi

    Shibo nuri. Zenon Vandamme and Robert Soanes use this technique perfecly Zenon once restored an item for me 25 years ago, no difference visible. Btw, the Horai used this technique also.
  12. not yet, but if you google the titels, you will find them easily.I also recommend Jock Hopsons and Ian Bottomley ‘s Arms and Armor of the samurai. It still is the best book to get started.
  13. Please have a look on our websites new book section. All books are written or edited by JAS-members’ https://www.japanesearmorsociety.com/copia-di-magazines-1
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    Lacing

    a difficult question. But the patina of the years , even small damages have their value. It is important to keep the soul of an item intact.
  15. Nice to see you Jon! As a Japanese Armor Society member, you know that preservation and restoration are important to maintain the beauty of armor for future generations.
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    Kabuto

    Peter, the first one looks like a 17th century 62 plate suji kabuto. The typical mabezashi points in the direction of the Haruta school.
  17. we are also happy to announce our new website. www.japanesearmorsociety.com
  18. our third Japanese Armor Society's Yearbook, now under the name KATCHU. 96 pages full of Japanese armor news, articles by the world's leading experts, and our activities. pm me for more information.
  19. I also thought it is a backplate, because of the shoulder straps (watagami). A Mongolian provenance seems Also plausible.
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    Kabuto

    I think that the fukurin on the mabezashi and fuki’s are later.
  21. Here one I had a time ago. After examination, it seemed to be a modern museum display copy
  22. I have to echoe Ian. This is a nice replica. If it was a real one, then it is better than the ones in the National musuem of Tokyo. I once bought a complete tanko, excavated according the seller. After scientific examination, we discovered that it was a 20th century museum copy. Don’t dream, it is a nice copy, nothing more.
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    Maetate

    About tentsuki, most of those Tachibana golden momonari had no tsunamoto. It must have been a question of rank.
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    Maetate

    Here a tentsuki maedate. This one dates from the momoyama period. Sorry for the publicity, it’s the only picture I have on my Ipad.
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