Kabuto (兜) helmet side view, black, red & yellow leather, part of the classical Japanese armour series. Hand stitched, photography by Burke Photography.

The kabuto consists of a bowl section, (the hachi 鉢), a visor, (the mabisashi 眉庇), a neck guard (the shikoro 錣), the fukikaeshi, (turned back part of the shikoro that usually accommodate a symbol 吹き返す), and an oharaidate (crest holder).