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MPO-02-T Akuma Koshaku Menpo
Akuma Kōshaku Menpō (Demon Lord’s face armor) is a Taisho Class handcrafted menpo, which features kiba (fangs) as well as shiwa (facial wrinkles), odayori ore kugi (posts), hana (detachable nose guard), mimi (ear covers)and tare (throat guard). The samurai likely believed the kiba struck fear into the hearts of their foe while warning off any evil spirits. One thing is for sure, this menpo does give the samurai wearing it an intimidating war face. This menpo makes a great display piece when mounted to our menpo stand or can dramatically change the personality of your current armor. The menpo in our catalog features the optional fukurin (brass trim), which can be added for additional cost in the product options when ordering.
History: The menpo was traditionally used not only to protect the face in battle, but to help hold the cords of the kabuto (helmet) to the warrior’s head, while providing protection from the shinobi-no-o (kabuto rope). The shinobi–no-o would typically tie around the ore kugi (L shaped post), located on the menpo cheeks and then down under the chin. The menpo could have a cord, which tied over the crown of the warriors head, and/or could be tied to the shinobi-no-o, to be secured to the samurai warrior’s face.
Our menpo, like all of our armor, are full sized and functional. It can fit your existing kabuto, or looks great displayed by itself with one of our Menpo Display Stands, worn for decoration, at a re-enactment or as part of a costume.
Features: Traditional design.
| Our skilled katchû-shi (armorers) at the Iron Mountain Armory will need at least 2 to 4 weeks, depending on options selected, and other scheduled orders, for the custom handcrafting of your reproduction samurai item. |
| For more information, please review our Order Options Explained, Glossary Terms or FAQ Pages. You can also Contact Us directly. We are always happy to be of service. |
References: “The Samurai Armour Glossary” by Ian Bottomley & David Thatcher / “The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection Volume 1: Kabuto & Mengu” By Trevor Absolon
| Weight | .75 kg |
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| Dimensions | 20 × 20 × 18 cm |
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I’ve ordered this menpo for my boyfriend and he is very happy with it! It has a good quality and fits well!
I now have two menpo but this one is my favorite it’s gives me Ghost of Tsushima vibes looks menacing and perfect for my armor set.
I can’t believe I went through half my life without one. Everything was exactly as requested. Only issue was the side strings were a bit short, which wasn’t a problem for me as I intended to make my own harness anyway.
Simply superb. Thank you very much for this work done with great care. It fits me perfectly, no hollow space between the face and the mask, as if it were my own face.
Just great, the wait was worth it and the customer service is top notch. Thank you again.
This menpo, just like everything else this company makes, is incredible in quality and is exactly what I wanted.