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kurosuke
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Hi,
I am one of this site activists. 
I really laughed at the Google translation  Did you understand anything?
If you need more information, I can help.
These guys really sophisticated in Japanese armour and make good armour replicas.
This is an example of a nice gusoku made by one Russian backwoodsman 
http://forum.sengoku.ru/viewtopic.php?t=663&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
If you are not able to follow the link, just let me know - I'll download the pics here.
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kurosuke, yes the google translation works for the most part, I have been looking at your site and was impressed at some of the pictures posted, can you repost your link using google translate? Or post pictures to photobucket and send a link? Here is a link for you http://s831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/estcrh/Antique%201600s%20%20Samurai%20Hosokawa%20clan%20suit%20of%20armor/?action=view¤t=100_0721.jpg Here is a link to a lot of detailed pics of this armor, it is from my collection and was purchased from and certified by one of the worlds leading authorities on samurai armor to be a complete matched set of non-restored early 1600s Hosokawa clan full suit of armor in the Etchu style. It features Etchu style zunari helmet or kabuto and a real Iyozane maru dou or chest armor, Iyozane is true individual large scales (around 100) and maru means the dou is constructed in 1 piece with no hinge, the wearer just pulls it open to wear it, the hanpo or face mask is Etchu style low cut with a black interior found on older armors instead of the red lacquer found on armors made later in the 1600s and on. The sangu or arm,thigh and shin armor are in Etchu style, the thigh guards or haidate and the kote or arm guards are made of small shino plates and so-gusari chainmail and the suneate or shin guards are made from small shino plates with NO cloth backing which is accurate for this style.  |
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kurosuke
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Hi estcrh,
What specifically are you interested in?
Links to antiques' sites, or pics of armour replicas, or anything else?
Regards,
Kurosuke |
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estcrh
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| kurosuke wrote: |
Hi estcrh,
What specifically are you interested in?
Links to antiques' sites, or pics of armour replicas, or anything else?
Regards,
Kurosuke |
Kurosuke, all of the above!! if you have something you think might be of interest I would like to see, whatever it is. I would like to see whats happening in your part of the world also, Eric |
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estcrh
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Kurosuke, that home made armor looks awesome! I would like to see it when finished and I am glad to see that Robert Winters gallery is back online, he has some great samurai items, he told me awhile back that his site was attacked my a virus and had to be completely rebuilt, I did not know it was back online. Samurai-gallery has some great samurai armor etc. Thanks for the links! |
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Kurosuke-san asked me to post some pix of our (ARFJ “Sengoku Jidai” - Russian re-enactment group) home-made armour. So pls be advised works of one of our katchu-shi Damu-san from Minsk (Belorussia).
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just out of curiosity, is the 切 on the do meant to be ironic? If so, it's a nice touch.
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just out of curiosity, is the 切 on the do meant to be ironic? If so, it's a nice touch. |
Kiru 切 relates to Iwakiri clan (It's not historically accurate. It’s just name of re-enactment group http://iwakiri.sengoku.ru)
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Hmm. Okay, sure. I just find it highly ironic to put the word "CUT" on the front of a do. It's like you're saying "CUT HERE".
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I find it encouraging that there are samurai reenacting groups. Reenacting gives an awarness of history that can be lost when just learned from textual sources. (I have to discount a lot of Ren-fair activities). Most groups in the US, of course, do Civil War, and there is little, if any, samurai recreation. It seems that when people work on samurai oriented projects though, the work is better planned and better reasearched than other eras. I would go with quality rather than quantity in any case.
I want the blue laced do... I am green with envy.
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Some more armor pics from Russian re-enactors:
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| ltdomer98 wrote: |
| Hmm. Okay, sure. I just find it highly ironic to put the word "CUT" on the front of a do. It's like you're saying "CUT HERE". |
hehehe. Nice pun. Have to share it.
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| Twilight Disciple wrote: |
I find it encouraging that there are samurai reenacting groups. Reenacting gives an awarness of history that can be lost when just learned from textual sources. (I have to discount a lot of Ren-fair activities). Most groups in the US, of course, do Civil War, and there is little, if any, samurai recreation. It seems that when people work on samurai oriented projects though, the work is better planned and better reasearched than other eras. I would go with quality rather than quantity in any case.
I want the blue laced do... I am green with envy.
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I agree,.... the work these Russian guys are doing is fantastic, they have some very talented people there. |
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