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Kabuto
Kabuto (兜, 冑) is a helmet used with traditional Japanese armour as worn by samurai. It features a strong bowl, the "hachi", which protects the crown of the head, a suspeded series of articulated plates (the "shikoro") to protect the neck, and often a crest of the clan (mon).
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