Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest & Liner with Straps Military Maps PROTECTICE

PROTECTICE

Panther or Tiger tank during World War Two

so they seem to be relatively rare

and still retains most of the original bronze wash

There is also a beautiful "scallop" shell guard on one side

Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest & Liner with Straps Military Maps PROTECTICEOriginal Item: Only One Available. A KASA () is any one of several sorts of traditional Japanese hats. Some types are amigasa, jingasa, sandogasa, sugegasa, and takuhatsugasa. Note that rendaku ("sequential voicing") causes kasa to change to gasa when it is preceded by another word specifying the type of hat: thus, JINGASA ( "camp hat"; helmet). These were issued to the lowliest soldiers of the Japanese War Lords (The Samurai). They were used by