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M227 - ashigaru standard-bearer

M227 - Ashigaru standard-bearer

ref. EK Castings Zinnfigur – Ashigaru standard-bearer

EK Castings M227 - Ashigaru-porte-drapeau, fin XVI-début XVII
 
Nobori - tall flags with a vertical narrow piece of cloth on the fortified L-shaped a pole so as not to twist in the wind and be visible in any weather. Multicolored nobori used to refer to individual military units, as depicted on their family's emblem (mon) - to identify the samurai clans. Banners of heraldry in the 16th century in Japan becomes so important that the number of Marines entering the field of battle as the standard-bearers, often exceeded the number of shooters. The armies separate daimyos number ashigaru whose functions were limited only by wearing Nobori ranged from several tens to several hundreds.
Became the standard-bearers ordinary ashigaru usually did not have even the surnames. But the post-bearer was so honorable that taking as a trophy of his head was equal to the beheading of the samurai of high rank. The standard-bearer could make higher by samurai concepts feat when first entered into the battle. Proof of this feat could even serve as a mere throwing of a flag over the wall of the besieged castle.
 
Ashigaru-bearer dressed in a black lacquered armor okegawa-up with red lace. Armor supplemented rare for ashigaru shoulder straps (sode) and black standard helmet Jingasa. Thrown over the shoulder white long narrow bag with a portion of rice. Helmet and chest shows a red swastika. On white with red cloth loops nobori also present red swastika - family mon Tsugaru clan that dominated in the far north of Japan. Tsugaru further strengthened its position by supporting Tokugawa Ieyasu at Sekigahara. Large standard Tsugaru was designed as a golden staff-rattle of a Buddhist monk. Small standard - white flag with a gold disk. Samurai who served the Tsugaru clan, worn on the back sashimono red flags with a golden swastika. Ordinary ashigaru - two red flags.

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