Besides swords and longs bows, samurai also carried kabutowari, nicknamed "skull-breaker.". A kabutowari was a side-arm knife supposedly used to split or break an enemy's helmet. However, actually breaking a helmet was not as easy as it sounded. Instead, the knife was used in close comb...
Suetomi creates amanjuwith the koi-no-bori branded on it and anamagashiin the shape of thekabutohelmet. Also, below is amochiwrapped inkashiwaoak leaf. The Package Three Piece Set Served From left to right;manjuwithkoi-no-boriyaki-in(brand),kabutoshapednamagashiandkashiwa mochi. Three Piece...
The Chonmage was a form of traditional hair-style worn by the samurai and other classes of old Japan. Originally, the samurai, and later townsfolk, would shave the tops of their headsas it was supposedly more comfortable to wear the kabuto helmetthis way. ...