Saturday, June 03, 2006
Yoroi 20
As for the kabuto, the number of boards called Hagi-ita increased. The rivet which a hagi-ita was fastened with became small, too, and then the number increased. The rivet of about 9 is being used for one line. There is a hole at the top of the kabuto. This is called Tehen-no-ana. A topknot was put in the tehen-no-ana, and a kabuto was put on as for the former generation. But, there was a problem. When a warrior bend his head, an arrow sometimes hit the hole at the time of the charge. So, a hole was made small. Then, A topknot was untied, and a kabuto was put on. Then, the tehen-no-ana became for the ventilation. The shikoro to protect a neck grew big gradually. This is to cope with the drastic movement of the hand-to-hand combat. And, warriors liked to put a kuwagata in front of the kabuto. A kuwagata is said as the form which imitated the leaf of Kuwai. The popular name of Kuwai is said as Kachigusa. That meaning is the grass of the victory.
