Original Japanese Edo Period Conical 12-Panel Iron Jingasa Helmet with Kuwagata Maeda & Liner Scottish Militaria 5-28-44: Target Zwickav

5-28-44: Target Zwickav

The style of feathers and the guard on this example exactly matches two known examples we have seen made by the Legendary Solingen-based firm of Carl Eickhorn

which unfortunately has developed a crack about 3/8" from the bottom

320 LMG 08/15

and the legs fold up as they should

Original Japanese Edo Period Conical 12-Panel Iron Jingasa Helmet with Kuwagata Maeda & Liner Scottish Militaria 5-28-44: Target ZwickavOriginal Item: Only One Available. A KASA () is any one of several sorts of traditional Japanese hats. Some types are amigasa, jingasa, sandogasa, sugegasa, and takuhatsugasa. Note that rendaku ("sequential voicing") causes kasa to change to gasa when it is preceded by another word specifying the type of hat: thus, JINGASA ("camp hat"; helmet). These were issued to the lowliest soldiers of the Japanese War Lords (The Samurai). They were used by simple