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Kikko (Japanese armour)

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referred to kikko as "brigandine" when he said "in Japan, brigandines were often used". He further described this "brigandine" as "small hexagons", "the plates of steel or hard leather", and that "occasionally they covered the whole body".
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could be sewn between two layers of cloth and hidden from sight. The kikko could be attached to each other by links of chainmail holes drilled in the edges of the
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Edo period kikko katabira and hachi gane with kikko shiroko, hidden between layers of cloth. Note the tatami hitai-ate (collapsible helmet).
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Detail of Edo period kikko katabira (jacket), where the kikko (leather or rawhide) can be seen through a hole in the covering cloth
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Detail of Edo period kikko katabira (jacket), where the kikko (leather or rawhide) can be seen through a hole in the covering cloth
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Ian Bottomley & A.P. Hopson "Arms and Armor of the Samurai: The History of Weaponry in Ancient Japan" P.88 & p.91
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A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times
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refers to the shell of the tortoise or turtle which is formed from small hexagon plates. Individual
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are small iron or hardened leather, hexagon shaped armour plates used in the construction of
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The second set of armor from the right includes kikko dou and kikko haidate (thigh guards).
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Edo period kikko haidate (thigh guards) with iron plates, sewn between two layers of cloth
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Edo period chochin kabuto (collapsible helmet) with kikko shikoro (neck guard)
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Arms and armor of the samurai: the history of weaponry in ancient Japan
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to a cloth lining through holes drilled in the center or edges of the
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were used in the construction of traditional Japanese armour,
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armour plates were attached to armour by sewing the
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Index


wakibiki
Japanese armor
samurai
ashigaru
feudal Japan
George Cameron Stone
suneate
kikko tatami dōu
wakibiki
manchira
Kabuto
Edo period kikko katabira (jacket)
Edo period kikko vest
Tate-eri (shoulder pad), showing kikko plates lining the neck area
Kusari (chain mail) and kikko kote (gauntlets)
Edo period kikko haidate (thigh guards) with iron plates, sewn between two layers of cloth
Edo period chochin kabuto (collapsible helmet) with kikko shikoro (neck guard)
The second set of armor from the right includes kikko dou and kikko haidate (thigh guards).
Edo period kikko katabira and hachi gane with kikko shiroko, hidden between layers of cloth. Note the tatami hitai-ate (collapsible helmet).
Detail of kikko armor
Detail of Edo period kikko katabira (jacket), where the kikko (leather or rawhide) can be seen through a hole in the covering cloth
Detail of Edo period kikko katabira (jacket), where the kikko (leather or rawhide) can be seen through a hole in the covering cloth
Suneate (greaves) with kikko on the knee area
Tatami (Japanese armour)
Brigandine
Chainmail
Plated mail
Jack of plate
Japanese armour

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