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I filed this under my Bugs Bunny 'innnnnteresting' board but honestly I do find this fascinating. And there were female ones? ...more research needed, I now want to know.

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Saburosuke Nakajima, born in Uraga, he was a trained ship builder, he was one of the samurai who boarded Commodore Matthew Perry.'s ship in 1853. His detailed observation of the ships' interior allowed him to build a Western-style warship. Nakajima set up Japan's first real shipbuilding works and set to work. "The three-masted barque, called the Ho-o Maru, was completed in just six months and is testament to the extent of the knowledge and expertise in shipbuilding Nakajima had acquired.

A Samurai next to an odachi, which means big or great sword. This example of an odachi is probably 150cm to 165cm long. It also looks like he is also holding a Tessen or fan. Tessen were real fans although there are many examples of them being a short iron club made to look like a folded fan. If that was the case then they could be used for self defence. http://www.jujitsumelbourne.com.au/jiu-jitsu-melbourne-blog/category/ju%20jitsu

vintage everyday: Woman Samurai Warrior – 12 Rare Vintage Photos of Japanese Ladies with Their Katana Swords

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This "Samurai Armor" has great Detail. Check out the Footwear! There is a split between the Big Toe and the other Toes for Agility & Balance.

Life and death in the name of honor: the samurai The Japanese Samurai were undoubtedly one of the greatest fighters in modern history. Their caste, that of warriors, was one of two classes of ' Japanese aristocracy . Their name is considered as deriving from the verb " saburau " which literally means "one who serves " . Another term by which the samurai were defined was bushi, from " bu "which means martial and" shi ", the union of the lower horizontal section showing the number 1 and the…