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Need some help identifying a helmet


Chonmage

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Hello everyone,

 

First off, armor is not my strong side so be patient with any mistake I might make.

 

One of my Japanese friends here in Fukuoka wanted to give me something special. Since he, as he puts it; "knows I like samurai stuff", he got me a kabuto.

I think he got it from yahoo auction, but I thought it rude to ask so it's just a guess.

 

Now, I'm happy, but I have no idea what this is. He sent me the photos I'm posting here. I will post more after he gives it to me.

 

What I can gather is that the hachi looks like koseizan shape.

I'm guessing that the shikoro belonging to this piece is gone forever.

Hari bachi kabuto? 8 pieces?

Age... late edo?

 

Right, I'm done speculating and guessing,

any help identifying this would be much appreciated.

 

On another note, the next gift I give him needs to be in the same price range. How expensive could this have been?

Around 200 usd?

 

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