Original Japanese 19th Century Edo Period Samurai Full Body Armor with Kabuto Helmet in Wood Transit Chest Japanese Flare Guns indicating a European origin

indicating a European origin

he was transferred to the destroyer O'Bannon (DD-177)

19 Oct 1803 22 May 1804 3 Captain

This example has an Eastman Kodak marked lens

Original Japanese 19th Century Edo Period Samurai Full Body Armor with Kabuto Helmet in Wood Transit Chest Japanese Flare Guns indicating a European originOriginal 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