Suji Bachi Kabuto Pictures

[Gerry123]

Herr are some Photos of the Kabuto,

as requested

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[kissakai]

Out of curiosity, is that a bullet hole?

 

[Gerry123]

As you can see, the Helmet has some damage and even probably a bullet hole from something

[Gerry123]

Yes i think is a bullet hole

[Gerry123]

Inside the Helmet

[Matsunoki]

Sadly that damage was probably fatal for the wearer.

The hole does not immediately look like a matchlock projectile strike to me but something rather more powerful.

Can we see the underside of that damage please? 
Pure speculation but this could have been worn in the face of the better equipped Imperial forces?

@Bugyotsuji…..what do you think?

[Gerry123]

Yes, of course I can take a picture of the inside.

I really don't know what kind of ball made the hole.

It certainly wasn't an arrow!

[Gerry123]

Yes, it is certainly possible that the damage was caused by imperial troops; there were conflicts with the samurai, the Boshin War, Shiroyama and Satsuma.

[Yoshimune]

 One point is sure this kabuto has suffered ..but it can remain in same  state or restored by a katchushi (plate iron, laquer ..)

Your choice..

 

[Justin Grant]

Here is a bullet hole, in a narigawa kabuto

[Yoshimune]

What a shock on that kabuto Terrible ! difficult to say if its owner at the time survive or no..maybe

 

[Cola]

On 3/17/2026 at 7:50 AM, Yoshimune said:

What a shock on that kabuto Terrible ! difficult to say if its owner at the time survive or no..maybe

 

If he was wearing it at the time, my guess would be dead as a doornail.

 

But also the calibre seems very large, a musket ball perhaps?

[Justin Grant]

I had it tested and the inside was positive for biological material (blood). It does not have an exit hole, so it stayed in the poor chap wearing it. Average military Tanegashima had a caliber of 5/8 to 3/4", so that hot ball will smash a large hole. 

[Luc T]

It looks like a late Muromachi kabuto, made in the style of Nobuie.  Made front to back, 5 rows of rivets, mabezashi… certainly Kanto work.