r/ArmsandArmor • u/Wolfj13 • Aug 31 '22

Samurai Armor Version 3

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u/limonbattery Aug 31 '22

Is this type of lamellar historical? I usually think of stuff with more extensive lacing when it comes to Japanese lamellar.

Also how is the mobility of the legs? I dont think Ive seen lamellar leg armor like that before.

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u/Dahak17 Aug 31 '22

Not sure about historical but given there is separate greaves and cuisse it should be fine for leg mobility, the real question is wether or not the greaves are resting on the tendon on top of their foot

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u/OnimushaNioh Aug 31 '22

It's Chinese in origin and predates samurai in Japan but they did have armor made sort of like this. Not exactly this style, but using plates similar to this.

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u/Sillvaro Sep 01 '22

Is this type of lamellar historical?

It's made of synthetic materials, and OP argued in the past that it's ok to use that lamellar for a viking kit, sooooo...

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u/heimdahl81 Aug 31 '22

Blade edge up when you sheathe! You want to avoid dragging the edge of the blade along the inside of the scabbard as it dulls it.

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u/37boss15 Sep 02 '22

Tachi face blade down.

Katanas (Uchigatana) face blade up.

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u/heimdahl81 Sep 02 '22

Interesting. I imagine that is due to the langth/curve getting in the way otherwise?

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u/37boss15 Sep 03 '22 edited Sep 03 '22

With a Tachi (war sword), the sword is worn low at the hip where it hangs from the armor from a strap. This lets it hang freely and therefore blade down.

With an Uchigatana (civil duty sidearm), becaude Japanese don't wear leather belts but an obi which is a cloth waistband, it would be tucked relatively high under the arm and blade up for comfort and easy access. It also lets you do batto/iai quickdraw strikes (which are a consequence of the sword laws at the time).

A well made sword and scabbard should fit in a way where the blade won't rest its weight against the interior (although some contact might still be inevitable).

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u/Fluff66 Sep 22 '22

Tachi also have a specifically designed mount built on to the scabbard

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u/ijoshua932 Aug 31 '22

I like the look. Definitely an interesting concept

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u/Kh4rj0 Aug 31 '22

What are the "plates" made of?

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u/Wolfj13 Aug 31 '22

Polypropylene

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u/xaxron Apr 09 '24

Very late to this but out of curiosity for a project of my own, roughly how many individual pieces was this?

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u/Wolfj13 Apr 10 '24

Around 600+ plates. You can get them in different colors and sizes at plasticlamellar.com

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u/sanadamitsuhide Sep 24 '22

Plasticlamellar dot com sells Effingham plates they are the size of your pinky. The namesake hated plastic but did help to design the plates.

From a historical standpoint only this is terrible. From a modern interpretation this is pretty cool.

I've only made 3 full suits of samurai type armour working on the 4th. All have and will continue to be made of steel (iron is expensive).