japanese suits of armour

[Greyman]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Mike, I'm pretty sure Japanese armor was not laquered wood, rather it was laquered metal plates.

Well, not really sure, just something I recall reading, but can't put my finger on right now. Is Rich out there to help us on this one?

I think you will find that the japanese used the following and more.....

Dog Hide

Paper

Wood

Cow hide

Deer hide

Iron
Copper
Brass {Later}
Silk
Fish skin
Shark teeth
etc,etc,etc.

The great thing about closing the doors to the world is that a society then concentrates and evolves methods peculiar to that society....can you imagine how surprised they were when the Matchlock arrived?.