Samurai Armor Review: Iron Mountain Armory Taisho class custom suit (part 1 of 3)

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A long overdue full review of my custom taisho armor from Iron Mountain Armory. Since it was so lengthy I broke it into three separate parts. This is part one, the haidate and suneate.
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13 июл 2023

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Комментарии : 16

@joaomanoel3197 11 месяцев назад

👍🏻👍🏻

@doubleonese7en 11 месяцев назад

Love your videos man. Your attention to detail and explanations of how you adapted your armor show that you've done lots of research and spent lots of hours in your armor. You inspired me to order a set myself and it should be done soon.

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! What model of suit did you get? And congratulations!

@doubleonese7en 11 месяцев назад

@@SamuraiJames I got a kiritsuke kozane quite a bit like yours, but I asked if they would make a custom helmet like the one on the daimyo class edo haramaki do. They said they'd have the taisho team do their best and they were confident they could pull it off. I'm excited to see the results.

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

That's great! I'd love to see pictures when you get it. My email is samurai.james.1603@gmail.com

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

Can you email me your order number from Iron Mountain for your armor? They want to include something extra for you.

@redwa11er 11 месяцев назад

I'm glad you mentioned some of the differences between Edo Period armour and Sengoku period. I've found that most of iron mountains armour are honestly more representative of Edo era than anything else. The barrel shaped Okegawa nimai dou for instance was a very very late development. Typically wartime armour was much more angular and boxy. Look at mogami style do for example. We tend to view the history of Samurai armour through the fancier lense of the Edo Period.

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

I do wonder if some of that was a side effect of the physical condition of samurai / ashigaru during the Edo period vs Sengoku period. Modern people are on average probably of a similar size to Edo, and maybe that's why the repros often have that appearance?

@redwa11er 11 месяцев назад

@@SamuraiJames There is definitely a difference in general human shape from the Sengoku to now. I'd never be able to fit peoperly in a mogami or kanto gomai do. The waist section is hilariously tiny compared to upper chest area. They almost look like corsets. This is generally why iron mountain sticks to the style they do because it's easier to fit modern folk.

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

Corset is a great way to describe it. I can't fit that figure either.

@Shirogarasu9 11 месяцев назад

Could you speak to the thigh loops on the haidate? I've got a set, but have no idea what those loops are for

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

Sure! They go around the back of your thigh to help keep the haidate from flopping around while walking or running.

@Shirogarasu9 11 месяцев назад

@@SamuraiJames sorry, I meant the holes in the front

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

Do you mean the slit on each side at the front of the thigh? If so, those can be for a riding crop historically, or you can pass the "belt" strap of the haidate through them to help hold it up in front of you don't have the lace to tie around your shoulder / neck.

@Shirogarasu9 11 месяцев назад

@@SamuraiJames got ya! Thanks so much, that's exactly what I was curious about

@SamuraiJames 11 месяцев назад

Sure thing! Happy to help.