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Originally Posted by Andrew
Mike, I'm pretty sure Japanese armor was not laquered wood, rather it was laquered metal plates.
Well, not really sure, just something I recall reading, but can't put my finger on right now. Is Rich out there to help us on this one?  |
I think you will find that the japanese used the following and more.....
Dog Hide
Paper
Wood
Cow hide
Deer hide
Iron
Copper
Brass {Later}
Silk
Fish skin
Shark teeth
etc,etc,etc.
The great thing about closing the doors to the world is that a society then concentrates and evolves methods peculiar to that society....can you imagine how surprised they were when the Matchlock arrived?.
