There are nine different style of Japanese
body armor, classified by various periods in time:
1. Ancient Ita (board) Yoroi
2. Later Ita Yoroi
3. Ou(big) Yoroi
4. Haramaki (rolled)
5. Hara-ate (front cover)
6. Doumaru (wrapped)
7. Nimai-dou (two-pieces)
8. Ryo-hikiai (both sides covered)
9. Gomai-dou (five pieces)
Type 7-9 followed the appearance of guns. These types are mostly
of thick iron and the pieces have deep tapers. Nimai-dou (7)
is a combination of both front and back cover it is simply made.
This style was influenced by Western body armor.
The author shot the Nimai-dou body with a Tanegashima and found
that this armor could not stop a bullet.
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