 Sangu (armour)

Sangu is the term for the three armour components that protected the extremities of the samurai class of feudal Japan.Traditional Japanese armour had six main components ("hei-no-rokugu, roku gu, or roku gusoku"), the dou or dō (chest armour), kabuto (helmet), mengu (facial armour), kote (armoured sleeves), sune-ate (shin armour), and the hai-date (thigh armour).