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9th January 2010, 11:18 AM
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It's called a Jingasa, usually worn by common foot soldiers, ashigaru. Many made of layers of lacquered leather, some of lacquered wood, some of iron. This looks rather new, perhaps a movie prop, re-enactor piece??
Rich S The Japanese Sword Index http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm How do you delete a duplicate message? Can't find a button for that. (i got it Rich. I can, you can't   )
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