The components lacquered black and laced in blue and comprising a 22-plate suji kabuto embellished with a five-stage gilt-metal and copper tehen kanamono carved with floral scroll, the front of the bowl applied with a broad silver plate adorned with three gilt-metal shinodare hammered with a nanako finish, and a gilt-metal igaki plate carved with scrolling vines, the mabizashi applied with stenciled leather and trimmed with gilt fukurin, the solid-plate five-lame shikoro scalloped on the top edges, the fukigaeshi applied with stenciled leather, fusegumi, gilt-fukurin and applied with shakudo crests of three stars within a circle, the bowl signed Toshu no ju Myochin Ki no Muneharu kore o saku and dated Bunkyu ninen mizunoe-inu nigatsu no hi (1862.2), the maedate a silver and gilt double crescent; the russet -iron menpo forged with wrinkles and applied with a horse-hair mustache and chin tuft, signed on the chin Myochin Shinhachiro Muneyuki saku, fitted with a three-lame yodarekake; the cuirass a dangae do with mogami style in the upper section and yokohagi plates finishing the lower, the upper edges of all plates scalloped, the muna-ita, waki-ita and oshitsuke-no-ita applied with textured gold lacquer; chu-sode; shinogote; kawara haidate shino suneate; one oi-style armor box; no armor stand