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Sashimono poles were attached to the backs of the dō "cuirass" by special fittings.Sashimono were worn both by foot soldiers, including the common soldiers known as ashigaru, [3] as well as by the elite samurai and members of the shogunate, [4] and in special holders on the horses of some cavalry.
Sashimono were small rectangular banners worn on the backs of ashigaru, or common soldiers. They typically featured the mon of their daimyō or clan, and used colors to denote units or divisions. Banners at the Procession of a Thousand Warriors, Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Jirushi, various flags or banners used as a means of identification.
Ashigaru wearing armor and jingasa firing tanegashima (Japanese matchlocks). Ashigaru (足軽, "light of foot") were infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan.The first known reference to ashigaru was in the 14th century, [1] but it was during the Ashikaga shogunate (Muromachi period) that the use of ashigaru became prevalent by various warring factions.
The Japanese used many different weave methods to produce kusari mail, including: a square 4-in-1 pattern (so-gusari), a hexagonal 6-in-1 pattern (hana-gusari), [8] and a European 4-in-1 (nanban-gusari), [9] the kusari links could be doubled up, and some examples were tripled in a possible attempt to make the kusari bullet resistant. [10]
Antique Japanese (samurai) sangu, the three armours of the extremities, kote (armoured sleeves), suneate (shin armour), haidate (thigh armour) Sangu is the term for the three armour components that protected the extremities of the samurai class of feudal Japan.
Horo were used as far back as the Kamakura period (1185–1333). [4] When inflated the horo was said to protect the wearer from arrows shot from the side and from behind. [5] [6] [1] This was tested in the Ancient Discoveries episode "Ancient Special Forces" (Episode 6 of Season 8) and found to be surprisingly effective at stopping arrows (shot from a period-appropriate Japanese bow) before ...
While many were simply large flags, not very different from sashimono or hata-jirushi, most were three-dimensional figures, more like kites, and in the shape of bells, gongs, umbrellas, or streamers. While these standards took many forms, they all fall into two broad categories: the ō-uma-jirushi and the ko-uma-jirushi , the great standard and ...
[57] [c] During this journey, Tadatsugu and other senior Ieyasu retainers such as Ii Naomasa and Honda Tadakatsu fought their way out against the raids and harassments from Ochimusha-gari(Samurai hunters) outlaws during their march escorting Ieyasu, while sometimes also paying bribes of gold and silver to the Ochimusha-gari gangs which they ...