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![[Samurai, standing, facing left, wearing armor and holding a bow, also has arrows and a sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvc2FtdXJhaS1zdGFuZGluZy1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC13ZWFyaW5nLWFybW9yLWFuZC1ob2xkaW5nLWEtYm93LWFsc28taGFzLWFycm93cy0xNjAzMTYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/466/jpg "[Samurai, standing, facing left, wearing armor and holding a bow, also has arrows and a sword]")
![[Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow and arrows]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvc2FtdXJhaS1vbi1ob3JzZWJhY2std2VhcmluZy1hcm1vci1hbmQtaG9ybmVkLWhlbG1ldC1jYXJyeWluZy1ib3ctYW5kLWFycm93cy1jMWVlZjEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "[Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow and arrows]")
![[Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow, arrows, and sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd2Fycmlvci1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC13aXRoLWJvdy1hcnJvd3MtYW5kLXN3b3JkLWI4N2M2MS02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow, arrows, and sword]")
![[Samurai warrior, half-length studio portrait, facing front, wearing armor and holding a sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDkvc2FtdXJhaS13YXJyaW9yLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXN0dWRpby1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtd2VhcmluZy1hcm1vci1hbmQtMzAxNjY3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Samurai warrior, half-length studio portrait, facing front, wearing armor and holding a sword]")
![[Front and back view of uniform and armor for samurai]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZnJvbnQtYW5kLWJhY2stdmlldy1vZi11bmlmb3JtLWFuZC1hcm1vci1mb3Itc2FtdXJhaS02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[Front and back view of uniform and armor for samurai]")
![[Bow, arrows, and quiver, also arrowheads and armband]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvYm93LWFycm93cy1hbmQtcXVpdmVyLWFsc28tYXJyb3doZWFkcy1hbmQtYXJtYmFuZC02YjI1MDItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/55/webp "[Bow, arrows, and quiver, also arrowheads and armband]")
![[Man with a sword walking toward the left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXdpdGgtYS1zd29yZC13YWxraW5nLXRvd2FyZC10aGUtbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/56/webp "[Man with a sword walking toward the left]")
