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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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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 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 Toppai-Bachi Kabuto is a bold expression of samurai flair, crafted in the Taisho Class – Elite Series by the master katchū-shi (armor smiths) at Iron Mountain Armory. With its striking, egg-shaped silhouette—tapered and pinched to a dramatic peak—this unique kabuto design merges battlefield intimidation with Edo-period elegance.
Originally worn during the Sengoku Jidai (Warring States Period), the toppai bachi (pulled bowl) style gained popularity in the Edo Period, when samurai armor became increasingly expressive. Some variations of this style extended skyward in towering cone-like forms, signifying rank, status, or pure intimidation.
The hachi (helmet bowl) of each Toppai-Bachi Kabuto is hand-forged in a raised, pulled shape, evoking the proud individuality of the samurai who once donned these elegant crests. Each plate of the shikoro (neck guard) is cut, shaped, painted, and hand-laced in your choice of art silk odoshi. A carefully fitted ukebari (helmet lining) ensures both structure and comfort.
This kabuto includes a “ressei-men” style menpō (fierce-faced armored mask), featuring lifelike detailing: kuchi hige (mustache), shiwa (facial wrinkles), mimi (ear guards), odayori ore kugi (posts), and hana (removable nose guard). Every component is fully customizable to match your personal vision or historical preference.
Elite Taisho-Class Craftsmanship: Forged by our top katchū-shi using traditional techniques.
Iconic Toppai Shape: Pinched, raised bowl gives a bold, dramatic silhouette.
Customizable Face Armor: Includes ressei-men with detailed facial features and removable nose.
Functional & Historical: Wearable for martial arts, reenactments, or display.
Includes Basic Portable Stand: Display with ease or transport to your next demonstration.
Your Toppai-Bachi Kabuto is custom-made by our elite armorers. Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for careful crafting and finishing before shipment.
| 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. |
The Toppai-Bachi Kabuto is a bold expression of samurai flair, crafted in the Taisho Class – Elite Series by the master katchū-shi (armor smiths) at Iron Mountain Armory. With its striking, egg-shaped silhouette—tapered and pinched to a dramatic peak—this unique kabuto design merges battlefield intimidation with Edo-period elegance.
Originally worn during the Sengoku Jidai (Warring States Period), the toppai bachi (pulled bowl) style gained popularity in the Edo Period, when samurai armor became increasingly expressive. Some variations of this style extended skyward in towering cone-like forms, signifying rank, status, or pure intimidation.
The hachi (helmet bowl) of each Toppai-Bachi Kabuto is hand-forged in a raised, pulled shape, evoking the proud individuality of the samurai who once donned these elegant crests. Each plate of the shikoro (neck guard) is cut, shaped, painted, and hand-laced in your choice of art silk odoshi. A carefully fitted ukebari (helmet lining) ensures both structure and comfort.
This kabuto includes a “ressei-men” style menpō (fierce-faced armored mask), featuring lifelike detailing: kuchi hige (mustache), shiwa (facial wrinkles), mimi (ear guards), odayori ore kugi (posts), and hana (removable nose guard). Every component is fully customizable to match your personal vision or historical preference.
Elite Taisho-Class Craftsmanship: Forged by our top katchū-shi using traditional techniques.
Iconic Toppai Shape: Pinched, raised bowl gives a bold, dramatic silhouette.
Customizable Face Armor: Includes ressei-men with detailed facial features and removable nose.
Functional & Historical: Wearable for martial arts, reenactments, or display.
Includes Basic Portable Stand: Display with ease or transport to your next demonstration.
Your Toppai-Bachi Kabuto is custom-made by our elite armorers. Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for careful crafting and finishing before shipment.
| 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. |
| Weight | 2.5 kg |
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| Dimensions | 33 × 46 × 49 cm |
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