Catalogue Novemebr 2000.
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Section 1.0 – Ashigaru.
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The Ashigaru or "lower class Samurai" made up the bulk of all Japanese armies in this period. These troops were the workhorse of the army and were divided into corps of arquebusiers, archers, spearmen and subsidiary corps (flag bearers, supply etc.). We are currently producing the ashigaru of two famous daimyo; Tokugawa Ieyasu and Mori Hidemoto. The Tokugawa ashigaru bear the mon (crest of the clan) in gold on both helmet and breastplate and wear dark brown armour with light blue sleeves and fittings. The Mori ashigaru the mon in white and wear dark blue armour with red sleeves and fittings. The marching sets are available with or without the sashimono flag, which was commonly worn by most samurai and ashigaru alike to aid identification on the battlefield. If you require this optional extra, and we think most will, the Tokugawa sashimono is white and carries the mon in blue, the Mori sashimono is dark blue and carries the mon in white. Please see attached colour photographs for examples of our figures. All of the sets numbered from SCA01 to SCA31 depict ashigaru wearing the okegawa-do style of basic armour with jingasa conical helmet. Several sets of spearmen, wearing tatami-do armour, are planned for the future as indeed are the armies of other daimyo. Please
note that all prices are quoted "in store" Hong Kong and exclude postage
and any relevant local duty & taxes.
Arquebusiers
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Set No.
SCA10T - 3 Standing Firing & 3 Kneeling Firing 6 Pieces Price USD 152.00 Available - Now Tokugawa Clan (Light Blue/Brown)
6 Pieces Price USD 152.00 Available - Now Mori Clan (Red/Dark Blue)
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