Anayama Nobutada Gusoku

Hi! This is an interpretation of an armor described in an order to an armorer, made by a retainer of the Takeda Clan, Anayama Nobutada, during the Sengoku period.

This armor dates 1571, and is a dō maru constructed in the Mogami dō style.
Version 1 has a Zunari Kabuto, a kote with kikko in the shoulders, and, hence the order of the armor don't mention any, has no sode. The haidate are also absent in the order, but I decided to make them here.
Version 2 has a Koboshi Kabuto, and a pair of bishamon kote, with integrated sode. Again, the haidate are speculative.
This armor is representative of the middle to late stage of plate armor development in Japanese military history, which, contrary to popular belief, has absolutely nothing to do with contact with the Europeans.

This illustration was made with the help of Gunsen History (twitter.com/gunsen_history), on Twitter. And here is a translation of the armor order made by him: twitter.com/gunsen_history/sta…