Kasa (hat)

The Jingasa (Japanese阵 笠) is a helmet from Japan.

Description

The Jingasa vary greatly in shape and diameter. It consists of iron, steel, copper, leather or wood. They usually take the form of a bowl or a dish. The Jingasa were mostly carried by the bearers of arms of the noble Samurai, or themselves in leisure activities of the samurai There are very simple versions, but also those in which very high quality lacquerware and finishes were used by pads with sheet metals ( gold plating or silver plating ). The Jingasa came as official military clothing until the introduction of firearms in use. The arquebusiers wore this headgear because they were simply more practical for dealing with the Tanegashima arquebus (load, aim and fire ) with these helmets. The Jingasa do not have a visor, but are in some versions equipped with a kind of hanging over the helmet, made ​​of fabric or chain armor.