Oriental Lammelar Plate Armor

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  1. Andreaus Whitefyre

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    Proper Samurai plate armor.

    Per the wikipedia.
    • Dou or , a chest armour made up of iron and or leather plates of various sizes and shapes with pendents
    • Kusazuri made from iron or leather plates hanging from the front and back of the dou (dō) to protect the lower body and upper leg.
    • Sode, large rectangular shoulder protection made from iron and or leather plates.
    • Kote, armoured glove like sleeves which extended to the shoulder or han kote (kote gauntlets) which covered the forearms. Kote were made from cloth covered with iron plates of various size and shape, connected by chain armor (kusari).
    • Kabuto, a helmet made from iron or leather plates (from 3 to over 100 plates) riveted together. A neck guard shikoro made from several layers of curved iron or leather strips was suspended from the bottom edge of the kabuto.
    • Mengu, various types of lacquered metal and or leather facial armour designed in a way that the top heavy helmet kabuto could be tied and secured to them by various metal posts. Mengu had throat guards yodare-kake made from several rows of iron or leather plates or kusari (chain armour) sewn to a cloth backing, suspended from the bottom edge.
    • Haidate, thigh guards which tied around the waist and covered the thighs. These were made from cloth with small iron and or leather plates of various size and shape, usually connected to each other by chain armour (kusari) and sewn to the cloth.
    • Suneate, shin guards made from iron splints connected together by chain armor (kusari) and sewn to cloth and tied around the calf.

    As you can see, there is Metal Samurai Armor and I love that style armor but all thats there is Light Leather armor which means a warrior such as myself will have to be under armored if I wish to use what is there.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_armour
     
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    Dayum... that's some sweet armor.

    Definitely need some more plate options as seemingly everything currently available is of the light variety.
     
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