{"title":"Kabuto — Samurai Helmets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ekabuto\u003c\/em\u003e is where a suit of armor announces itself. Everything below the neck follows convention; the helmet is where the wearer got to say something. That is why it is the most collected single component in the tradition, and why more than a few collections consist of nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur helmets are built as complete units — bowl, neck guard (\u003cem\u003eshikoro\u003c\/em\u003e), brow plate (\u003cem\u003emabizashi\u003c\/em\u003e), and turnbacks (\u003cem\u003efukigaeshi\u003c\/em\u003e) — in the principal historical forms:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuji-bachi\u003c\/strong\u003e — the ridged bowl, plates joined with raised seams. The classic profile of the late Sengoku period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZunari\u003c\/strong\u003e — the \"head-shaped\" bowl, built from a small number of large plates. Plain, efficient, and quietly the most practical form ever produced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoshi-bachi\u003c\/strong\u003e — the studded bowl, rivets left proud as decoration. The oldest of the forms here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKawari-kabuto\u003c\/strong\u003e — the \"strange helmets\": sculpted, extended, deliberately theatrical. Where the tradition allowed itself to be extravagant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery helmet ships sized and lined, and can be worn or displayed as-is. Crests are sold separately so you can change the character of a helmet without replacing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizing runs by head circumference. If you are unsure, measure just above the ears and send us the number before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/armourbuy.com\/collections\/kabuto-samurai-helmets.oembed","provider":"ARMOURBUY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}