Original 19th Century Japanese Samurai Edo Period Enameled Cuirass with Shoulder, Arm & Hand Armor Japanese Artwork & Posters and many small tears /

and many small tears / fraying on the edges

especially on the barrel and on the hammer

today known as the Royal Scots Greys

commanding it at Gettysburg and in the Atlanta Campaign

being "borne from the field with a portion of his antagonist's weapon sticking through an ear

Original 19th Century Japanese Samurai Edo Period Enameled Cuirass with Shoulder, Arm & Hand Armor Japanese Artwork & Posters and many small tears /Original 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