Oda Nobutaka Samurai Armor — Indigo and Black, Full Life-Size Set

Oda Nobutaka was Nobunaga's third son, and his life is a short lesson in what happened to the family after Honnō-ji. When his father was killed in 1582 the succession fell apart; Nobutaka backed Shibata Katsuie against Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Katsuie lost at Shizugatake, and Nobutaka was forced to take his own life the following year. He was twenty-five.

The armor is built in the Oda house style but in blue rather than the black of his father's sets — a distinction that would have read clearly on a field where everyone knew whose son he was.

Black lacquered plate through the cuirass with deep blue lacing at the skirt and sleeves, a forked crest at the brow, and white horsehair at the neck.

What you receive

• Kabuto with kuwagata crest and laced shikoro
• Menpō face mask, red lacquered interior
• Dō (cuirass) with blue lacing and 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.