Oda Nobunaga Samurai Armor — Black Lacquer, Full Life-Size Set

The standard Oda Nobunaga set, and the one most people are actually picturing: black lacquer throughout, blue lacing, a tall forked crest at the brow, and none of the gilt of the premium configuration.

Nobunaga's reputation rests on impatience. He adopted matchlock firearms in volume when older houses still considered them dishonourable, and at Nagashino in 1575 he used them to destroy the Takeda cavalry that had been the most feared force in the country. He was dead seven years later, betrayed by his own general.

Black-lacquered plate, blue lacing across the skirt and sleeves, white horsehair at the neck. This is the working version of a famous man's armor rather than the ceremonial one.

What you receive

• Kabuto with kuwagata crest and laced shikoro
• Menpō face mask, red lacquered interior
• Dō (cuirass) with kusazuri skirt panels
• Sode, kote, haidate and suneate
• Black lacquered storage box that doubles as a display stand

Production and delivery

Handcrafted to order and delivered in approximately four weeks. Comparable warlord reproductions from Japanese armories are quoted at four to sixteen weeks. Custom sizing adds roughly four weeks.

Intended use

Display, ceremony, cosplay, photography, and respectful non-contact wear. This is a handcrafted reproduction, not protective equipment.