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Select to change, customize or remove the front crest (maedate) on the helmet. You can select a standard brass mon (symbol), your own custom mon / logo or a wooden or brass design. Please reference our "Order Options Explained" page for more details and reference. (Click through the product images to see different Standard Mon Options and referenced number.) |
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This option is available for Suji-Bachi Style Helmets, and allows you to chose how many plates are used to craft the “bowl” section of your helmet. The Standard Option is “Simulated” which means the helmet bowl will be crafted from a single sheet of steel and made to look like it is crafted from several pieces. |
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Select the Color & Finish for your Shikoro (Neck Guard). |
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Select the Main Lace Color (odoshi) you would like for your Shikoro (neck) and Tare (throat) guard to be. |
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Select the Lace Color for your Kabuto and/or Menpo Mimi-Ito. |
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Select if you would like your helmet to be smooth or have raised rivets. |
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Select your choice of face armor available for your yoroi. Standard and Ressei Menpo option will give you nose and mustache options. Henpo and Hoate are without nose option. |
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Select the Color & Finish of your Menpo (Face Armor). | |
Select the main Color and Finish you want your menpo's Tare (Throat guard). You can make the bottom plate a different color by using the "Advanced Custom Options" below. |
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Add character to your armor by selecting a custom mustache option. |
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Add character to your Henpo or Hoate with a Goatee Beard. Cut the beard to your desired length. |
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Add more character to your armor set by changing the nose to a Tengu (bird's) Nose or an O-Tengu Nose. |
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Add EGAWA (printed leather) to the visor and ears of your helmet.
Select the Trim Material around the edge of the Visor and Fukigaeshi.
Required if EGAWA is selected.
Add a Kasa Jirushi no Kan (ring with tassel) to the back of a helmet with an Agemaki Bow (a specially knotted cord). |
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Customize the visor of your helmet with embosed eyebrows and/or wrinkles. |
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Add a symbol (mon) to the ears (fukigaeshi) of your helmet. This can be a standard mon or custom design you can email us in "Clip-Art" format. |
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Add a horse or yak ponytail to the top of your helmet. |
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Select this option to add a metal trim (fukurin) around the outer edges of your helmet. |
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Select the color and finish for your Fukigaeshi (ears) of your kabuto. |
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Select the Lace Color along the lower Horizontal Hanging Plates of the Shikoro (neck) and/or Tare (throat). |
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This option changes the color lace (odoshi) is used along the outer bottom edge of the neck guard |
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Add an extra row of lacing to your shikoro (neck guard) for an addtional cost. |
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Select the Color & Finish of your Tare Bottom Plate (Suso no ita). |
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This option changes the Color Lace (odoshi) used for your throat guard of the mask and will replace the “MAIN LACE COLOR” option if changed. |
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This option changes what color lace (odoshi) used on the lower lace that runs along the bottom plate of the throat guard. |
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Select to change the Vertical Trim Lace for your Tare. |
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Add an extra row of lacing to your tare (thoat guard) for an addtional cost. |
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The Ko-Gashira Hari-Bachi Kabuto is a meticulously handcrafted kabuto (samurai helmet), designed in honor of the mid-ranking samurai officer known as the Ko-Gashira—the crucial link between general and troops on the battlefield. Forged by our elite Taisho Class katchū-shi (armorers), this helmet blends traditional Sengoku-era craftsmanship with commanding visual symbolism and tactical practicality.
This style of hari-bachi (ribbed bowl helmet) features multiple steel plates carefully hammered and joined to form a resilient suji bachi (ridged bowl). Each plate is riveted to the next with masterful precision, shaping the bowl into a strong, flexible dome that allowed for both protection and mobility. This model is further enhanced with kata jiro—ornamental metalwork between the suji (helmet ridges)—a luxurious detail once reserved for bushi (warriors) of elevated rank and means.
A removable yak ponytail adorns the crown, symbolizing the saihō (commander’s baton) used to direct troops on the field. The visual metaphor is powerful: the Ko-Gashira moved his warriors not with brute force, but with leadership, strategy, and the will of his lord. This distinctive plume is a tribute to those who commanded not from behind, but at the very edge of battle.
Each Ko-Gashira Kabuto is fully functional and offered with your choice of mengu (face armor). Choose the iconic menpō (half face with nose) for dramatic presence, or the lighter hanbō (lower face guard) as shown—historically favored for its unrestricted breathing, speech clarity, and enhanced field awareness.
Taisho Class Craftsmanship: Elite historical accuracy with durable materials and detail.
Traditional Hari-Bachi Design: Multi-plate construction for strength and iconic shape.
Symbolic Ponytail Crest: Removable yak hair plume representing the saihō of command.
Customizable Mengu: Select from menpō or hanbō styles to suit your armor aesthetic.
Deluxe Display Ready: Includes premium kabuto bitsu (storage box) and stand.
Each helmet is handcrafted with precision and care. Please allow at least 3 to 4 weeks for preparation and final inspection before your order is ready to ship.
| For more information, please review our Order Options Explained, Glossary Terms or FAQ Pages. You can also Contact Us directly. We are always happy to be of service. |
Reference: “The Samurai Armour Glossary” by Ian Bottomley and David Thatcher
The Ko-Gashira Hari-Bachi Kabuto is a meticulously handcrafted kabuto (samurai helmet), designed in honor of the mid-ranking samurai officer known as the Ko-Gashira—the crucial link between general and troops on the battlefield. Forged by our elite Taisho Class katchū-shi (armorers), this helmet blends traditional Sengoku-era craftsmanship with commanding visual symbolism and tactical practicality.
This style of hari-bachi (ribbed bowl helmet) features multiple steel plates carefully hammered and joined to form a resilient suji bachi (ridged bowl). Each plate is riveted to the next with masterful precision, shaping the bowl into a strong, flexible dome that allowed for both protection and mobility. This model is further enhanced with kata jiro—ornamental metalwork between the suji (helmet ridges)—a luxurious detail once reserved for bushi (warriors) of elevated rank and means.
A removable yak ponytail adorns the crown, symbolizing the saihō (commander’s baton) used to direct troops on the field. The visual metaphor is powerful: the Ko-Gashira moved his warriors not with brute force, but with leadership, strategy, and the will of his lord. This distinctive plume is a tribute to those who commanded not from behind, but at the very edge of battle.
Each Ko-Gashira Kabuto is fully functional and offered with your choice of mengu (face armor). Choose the iconic menpō (half face with nose) for dramatic presence, or the lighter hanbō (lower face guard) as shown—historically favored for its unrestricted breathing, speech clarity, and enhanced field awareness.
Taisho Class Craftsmanship: Elite historical accuracy with durable materials and detail.
Traditional Hari-Bachi Design: Multi-plate construction for strength and iconic shape.
Symbolic Ponytail Crest: Removable yak hair plume representing the saihō of command.
Customizable Mengu: Select from menpō or hanbō styles to suit your armor aesthetic.
Deluxe Display Ready: Includes premium kabuto bitsu (storage box) and stand.
Each helmet is handcrafted with precision and care. Please allow at least 3 to 4 weeks for preparation and final inspection before your order is ready to ship.
| For more information, please review our Order Options Explained, Glossary Terms or FAQ Pages. You can also Contact Us directly. We are always happy to be of service. |
Reference: “The Samurai Armour Glossary” by Ian Bottomley and David Thatcher
| Weight | 2.85 kg |
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| Dimensions | 38 × 48 × 49 cm |
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