kabuto was the helmet of the samurai. One of the names for the example shown here was suji-bachi kabuto (ribbed bowl helmet), which protected the samurai’s head from blunt trauma injuries, as well as helping to deflect projectiles and bladed weapons. Not shown here is the helmet’s U-shaped neck guard, or the shikoro, which was a series of scales that hung from the helmet’s rim.
Ballistic Helmet (Army)
The modern military ballistic helmet, also known as the “Mitch” helmet, weighs about 3.5 lbs and can protect the head from blunt trauma, fragmentation, etc.
Mempo (Samurai)
This facemask was used to protect the face and add to the fierceness of a samurai’s character. It was also called the men yori, which meaning “face armor.” It often came with a throat protector, sometimes referred to as the nodawa.
Rotational Maxillofacial Shield kit (Army)
This experimental facemask arrived in Iraq for testing by certain units some time in early to mid-2007. Its function was to provide protection from shrapnel and bullet fragmentation.
Nodawa (Samurai)
Hanging under, and most often attached to, the men yoroi (face armor) was a piece of armor that protected the neck and throat of a samurai. This protector, often called the nodawa, could also have been named eriwa or guruwa. Its primary function was to protect the neck from piercing and slashing during combat.
Throat Protector (Army)
This piece of protective gear is part of the Interceptor Body Armor (I.B.A.), and is used to protect the neck from small fragments and shrapnel from explosions or debris from bullets impacting surrounding objects. It can also offer some protection for the neck from weapons such as knives or empty-handed strikes.
Do (Samurai)
The do (upper body armor) protected the samurai’s torso. Depending on the time period, it could have been constructed of scales, lamellar, or a full plate. It would serve to protect against stabs, slashes, and, in some instances, projectile deflection.
I.B.A - Interceptor Body Armor (Army)
The Interceptor Body Armor, also known as the Individual Body Armor (shown here with the side ballistic inserts), is worn to protect the torso of the body. Along with enhanced small-arms protective inserts, this body armor can protect a service member from an array of battlefield dangers that can cause bodily damage.
Sode (Samurai)
The sode was the piece of the samurai’s armor that protected his shoulder and upper arm. It normally hung over the shoulder to the elbow. Normally worn on both arms, these “many shields” (as some would call them) helped protect from slashes and stabs, and, in some instances, would deflect projectile weapons.
Deltoid Upper Arm Protector (Army)
The deltoid upper arm protector was fielded primarily as a means to help protect soldiers from shrapnel passing through the outside of the upper arm and into their torso. It attaches to the I.B.A and then straps under the arm.
Tekko (Samurai)
The tekko was the piece of the Samurai’s armor that protected his hands. It normally covered the back of the hand from the wrist to the middle knuckles. The tekko helped protect from the hands from cuts and abrasions and was, in some instances, used in strikes.
Tactical Gloves (Army)
Tactical gloves are used primarily to protect the hands from cuts and abrasions, as well as structural damage that could be sustained during a struggle. If they are made of fire retardant materials they can reduce fire related injuries.
Kusazuri (Samurai)
The kusazuri protected the samurai’s upper thighs and groin area from slashes. Several of these plates would hang from the do and cover the upper front and back portion of the thighs.
Groin Protector (Army)
This piece of protective gear is worn to protect the groin area from shrapnel and other indirect projectile damage.
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