Description

Gashira Battle Samurai Armor is the first in our new battle armor series.  This armor is handcrafted from 1 to 1.5mm cold rolled, high-strength steel to meet many of the new modern combat sport safety regulations.  The kabuto, Do and haidate feature areas of overlapping plating, so the armor thickness doubles in these areas to a full 3mm thickness.  The menpo, kote and suneate feature 1mm thick tempered steel plating.  The kote, haidate and suneate can be ordered with light padding added and/or you can add your own for added protection.  The armor plating is sewn to a thick, robust hemp linen backed by a strong cotton lining for added layered protection.  If you order your armor with art. silk, it will be sewn over the robst hemp linen.

The skilled armorers at the Iron Mountain Armory have worked hard to craft a fusion of new style of modern combat armor while maintaining the traditional look and style of original samurai armor.  Please know while keeping the traditional style of samurai armor, there maybe some details which do not meat your sport requirements. For instance the menpo does not provide full facial and eye protection.  The padding used in the armor is light pillow padding which may compress in time. There are some gaps in the armor protection which we suggest adding kikko gane under armor for better protection.   Because these alterations will need to differ to meet specific requirements of different sports and because these will alter the overall protection / comfort level for the individual warrior, we believe it is best for the end user to make these modifications to best meet their own needs.

As this is a new design and addition to our product line, that we consider to be a prototype / untested in the world market, which is why we are offering a special introductory discount to our clients in hopes to receiving valuable feedback to making any needed improvements before proceeding with a new full line of Gashira Battle Samurai Armor sets.   This armor is sold without proof of claim or warranty, please use at your own risk.

Features: Gashira Class crafting

• Full sized and fully functional.
• Variation of paint, high quality cotton odoshi colors and traditional features.
• Includes display box and stand.

Average Part Weight: (varies with size and other options selected)

• Kabuto: 3.72 kg
• Menpo: 620 grams
• Do: 10.37 kg
• Sode: 2.35 kg
• Kote: 1.61 kg
• Haidate: 2.6 kg
• Suneate: 1.5 kg
• Overall weight:  22.77 kg (average)

Our skilled katchu-shi (armorers) at the Iron Mountain Armory will need at least 8 to 12 weeks, depending on options selected, and other scheduled orders, for the custom handcrafting of your samurai armor set.

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