Original Japanese 19th Century Edo Period Samurai Full Body Armor with Kabuto Helmet in Wood Transit Chest Japanese Flare Guns Crate is beautifully marked on

Crate is beautifully marked on each end:

19 Oct 1803 22 May 1804 3 Captain

D Warner - Gilbert

he was transferred to the destroyer O'Bannon (DD-177)

Original Japanese 19th Century Edo Period Samurai Full Body Armor with Kabuto Helmet in Wood Transit Chest Japanese Flare Guns Crate is beautifully marked onOriginal Item: One of a kind set. Japanese armor is thought to have evolved from the armor used in ancient China and Korea. Cuirasses and helmets were manufactured in Japan as early as the 4th century. Tank, worn by foot soldiers and keik, worn by horsemen were both pre samurai types of early Japanese cuirass constructed from iron plates connected together by leather thongs. During the Heian period (794 1185), the Japanese cuirass evolved into the