Pictures of the Japanese Armor We Bought

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Not even kidding. Here it is. We bought it during the monthly sidewalk sale here in Kiryu. It was a little sun-damaged, but for thirteen man, a Meiji-era suit of armor is ridiculously cheap. And now it's ours.

Here's the story of how we found it.
 
Sadly, the armor is entirely too small for my frame. Christy put on the arm guard, but even then it was a tight fit. The armor was made for a small Japanese man. All I can do admire the handiwork. The armor is completely hand-sewn, and all of the metal ringlets were obviously made by hand.
 
Does it come with a soul attached? Or do you have to pay extra for that? I heard it costs an arm and a leg. :lol I am so funny. PEACE.
 
B'z-chan said:
:D

Dude its awsome. How much did it all cost? I would love to have some on display in my house.
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It all cost about 13 man, or 130,000 yen. That's about $1250. We have to find an antique dealer with a spare stand. Then we plan to ship it all home.
 
kumanoki said:
You can't get Meiji-era jeans anywhere. Ass.
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No but they do have PREMIUM DENIM!
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$88.00

You can trade that armor in for 14 pairs of these. :lol :lol :lol
 
CrystalGemini said:
No but they do have PREMIUM DENIM!
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$88.00
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You gonna trade me 44 pairs of pre-worn jeans for Samurai armor.....mmmyeah.

Frankly, I'm of the opinion that jeans should only look like that after you've had them for a couple of years. I like my jeans dark. I like my jeans rough. I like my jeans with big orange stitches.

HUSKY fo' life, yo! $29.99- K-Mart represent!
Oh SNAP! Blue light special, muthaf-cka!! $19.99

Ristamar- Thanks. Sadly, it's not in mint condition. Someone displayed it in a window for many years. The lacing holding everything together is faded to gray, but underneath the panels and in the back, it's still a beautiful gunmetal blue.
 
CrystalGemini said:
44?! What the hell!!! You only get 14. Those aren't from Wal-mart. :lol :lol :lol
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You just can't beat the low, low prices everyday, can you?
This armor isn't from the Mart of the Wal, either, my son.

NO SALE :lol
 
I need to take pics of the Kabuto/Yoroi my father-in-law sent up for my son's first Kodomo no Hi. It's awesome stuff, but you look like you've got the real deal. Was the ferret free with it? :P
 
Jonnyram said:
I need to take pics of the Kabuto/Yoroi my father-in-law sent up for my son's first Kodomo no Hi. It's awesome stuff, but you look like you've got the real deal. Was the ferret free with it? :P
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That's cool. We were going to buy a Hina Mutsuri set, but I think we lucked out. If we'd bought one of those sets, then we wouldn't have been able to afford the armor. It's going to end up being an heirloom.

CrystalGemini- Sorry, pal. I'll have to see it to believe it. We've had a spate of guys passing for gals here lately, guy. Amigo. Buddy. Fella.
 
CrystalGemini said:
Really? O_O I see it... Can someobdy help me on this one?
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You're going to have to do better than that; GAF skepticsm is at an all time high, after the infamous case of serafitia... some guy/girl used some girls photoblog and posted those pictures pretending to be that person... or rather pretending that person's visage was her.

Probably the best proof you can provide is taking a black texta and writing on your stomach or arm; "Shut the fuck up Kumanoki you stupid fuck." Some of us can photoshop words onto a sign/piece of paper relatively convincingly.

But ultimately, you can't really escape true net scepticsm; that picture could be of your girlfriend/sister/female relation... so best not to bother.

But I believe you.

Kumanoki; Find a small manican somehow and buy a katana/wazikashi set. It might end up doubling the cost of the armor set, but it'll make it look 5 times cooler. And 3 times tackier.
 
Zaptruder said:
You're going to have to do better than that; GAF skepticsm is at an all time high, after the infamous case of serafitia... some guy/girl used some girls photoblog and posted those pictures pretending to be that person... or rather pretending that person's visage was her.

Probably the best proof you can provide is taking a black texta and writing on your stomach or arm; "Shut the fuck up Kumanoki you stupid fuck." Some of us can photoshop words onto a sign/piece of paper relatively convincingly.

But ultimately, you can't really escape true net scepticsm; that picture could be of your girlfriend/sister/female relation... so best not to bother.

But I believe you.

Kumanoki; Find a small manican somehow and buy a katana/wazikashi set. It might end up doubling the cost of the armor set, but it'll make it look 5 times cooler. And 3 times tackier.
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THAT WAS A DUDE?! WWWHHHHAAAAA.......???!!!
 
I've been on these boards for some time (under a different name "mochi") so I knew who she was, but I never knew she was a he. Wow... Nowonder he/she doesn't post anymore. :lol
 
kumanoki said:
You gonna trade me 44 pairs of pre-worn jeans for Samurai armor.....mmmyeah.

Frankly, I'm of the opinion that jeans should only look like that after you've had them for a couple of years. I like my jeans dark. I like my jeans rough. I like my jeans with big orange stitches.

HUSKY fo' life, yo! $29.99- K-Mart represent!
Oh SNAP! Blue light special, muthaf-cka!! $19.99
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You like your jeans pretty ugly..
 
CrystalGemini said:
I've been on these boards for some time (under a different name "mochi") so I knew who she was, but I never knew she was a he. Wow... Nowonder he/she doesn't post anymore. :lol
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So I'm sure you understand my trepidation in accepting your cyber-gender. To me, everyone on the intarweb is male until proven otherwise.
 
kumanoki said:
So I'm sure you understand my trepidation in accepting your cyber-gender. To me, everyone on the intarweb is male until proven otherwise.
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Man, the internet is gonna get complex when Dolphins finally learn how to type with their minds.
 
Bebpo said:
Man, the internet is gonna get complex when Dolphins finally learn how to type with their minds.
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I'm pretty sure we'll be able to tell them apart.

Flypperx219: EEEEE-ee-e-eeee-EEEEEEE-E-E-EEEEEEE
kumanoki: Damn spamming dolphins...
 
kumanoki said:
So I'm sure you understand my trepidation in accepting your cyber-gender. To me, everyone on the intarweb is male until proven otherwise.
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Yeah, I don't mind. To tell you the truth, I use the "everyone on the internet is a male" thought process too. :D I still find it shocking that Serephitia was a guy though...
 
pretty nice set of armor. I would have gone to a soapland a handful of times witn the money but it's all good :D
 
CrystalGemini said:
Yeah, I don't mind. To tell you the truth, I use the "everyone on the internet is a male" thought process too. :D I still find it shocking that Serephitia was a guy though...
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I didn't say it was a guy. Just that person wasn't using pictures of itself to represent pictures of itself...

That said, everyone to be is whatever gender that wish to claim, because I'm not going to be jerking off to chat or seriously hitting on people that are geographically remote.
 
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