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  1. Tatami (畳具足), or tatami gusoku (from 畳む tatamu, "to fold", and gusoku, "full suit of armour"), [1] was a type of lightweight portable folding Japanese armour worn during the feudal era of Japan by the samurai class and their foot soldiers ( ashigaru ).

  2. Dō (armour) Kabuto; Karuta (Japanese armour) Kikko (Japanese armour) Kusari (Japanese mail armour) Lamellar armour; Laminar armour; O-yoroi; Plated mail (tatami-do only) Shar-ayne — style of armor from the Middle-East which has similar construction as the Sendai or yukinoshita dou (dō) Suneate; Tatami-dō; Wakibiki; Men-yoroi

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  4. Japanese tatami armour (畳胴具足), or tatami gusoku (Tatami, from Tatamu 畳む, "To fold") and gusoku (meaning armour), was a type of lightweight portable folding Japanese armour worn during the feudal era of Japan by the samurai class and their foot soldiers (ashigaru). The Tatami dou (dō) (a folding...

  5. Oct 21, 2016 · Photo Credit. Kusari tatami gusoku, a suit of chain armour. Photo Credit. The elaborate, gold lacquer ornaments and silk brocade are unusual for this type of armor, as it usually came in more plain and easy to fold design. The decorated tatami armor was usually worn by the high-class Samurai, while the lower class wore more simple versions.

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  6. One of the greatest influences on armour in this period was the matchlock arquebus, called in Japanese teppō, tanegashima, or hinawa-jū (the first term was probably the most frequently met with in Period.) This necessitated heavier, shot-proof armours for those who could afford them.

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  7. Kusari was also used to connect the armour plates on many types of tatami armour. Kusari could also be used as the main armour for the dō (chest armour), for the kusazuri (tassets) of the , and on the sode (shoulder armour).

  8. Tatami (畳具足), or tatami gusoku (from tatamu 畳む, "to fold") and gusoku (meaning full suit of armour), was a type of lightweight portable folding Japanese armour worn during the feudal era of Japan by the samurai class and their foot soldiers .

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