Toppai-Nari Kabuto, Samurai Helmets

Of the many fascinating types of samurai helmet to evolve, one of the rarer, yet popular samurai helmets was the toppai-nari kabuto 突盔形兜, also known as a Shiinomi Nari Toppai Kabuto, or literally a Chinquapin, or Acorn Shaped Coned Samurai Helmet.