With that being said, as I am about to finish my work on plate armor of the Tōgoku regions in the Tenshō era, something like this can be around 25 kg or more.
On the opposite extreme, you would have a ~10 kg armor based on western regions designs.
On the opposite extreme, you would have a ~10 kg armor based on western regions designs.
This bring us to another point raised in the video - tailoring and weight distribution. It was mentioned the replica factor, but armor of that style should rest on the hips like European ones. There are two main forms, inverted triangular and barrel shapes, and they are designed
To fit anatomically the user without constraints. Some nice infographic:
As there is still much more to go through, stay tuned for Part 2!!
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