ItвЂ™s worth to note that at the time boots were a more expensive footwear, which was part of the officersвЂ™ uniform and that many Shoes (йќґ Kutsu): Exactly as the tin say leathered brown hobnailed shoes, which were worn greased rather than polished.Д«oots (й•·йќґ Nagagutsu): Exactly the tin says, stiff leather boots, also worn by some soldiers in place of shoes and puttees/gaiters. Usami (in KarafutoвЂ¦ we donвЂ™t know what he wore prior to it but theДЄnime draw him wearing bootsвЂ¦ In Noboribetsu he wears puttees), Kikuta (when taking part to KoitoвЂ™s kidnapping), Tsukishima Hajime (when taking part to KoitoвЂ™s kidnapping and when meeting Tsurumi in Karafuto). Sugimoto Saichi (he wears them and puttees during the war and once heвЂ™ll leave the army heвЂ™ll wear boots), Ogata Hyakunosuke (although when he returns to Hokkaido from Karafuto he wears puttees), Nikaidou Kouhei (prior to his brotherвЂ™s death), Mishima, Kiroranke, Maeyama, The gaiters reached below the knee and buttoned up the outside, with a buckled leather strap fastening at the top and another passing under the shoe. Gaiters/leggings (г‚№гѓ‘гѓѓгѓ„ Spats): In alternative to puttees soldiers also use white cloth gaiters, garments worn over the shoe and lower pants leg, and used primarily as personal protective equipment. Sugimoto Saichi (he wears them and gaiters during the war and once heвЂ™ll leave the army heвЂ™ll wear boots), Toraji, Tamai, Noma, Okada, Tanigaki Genjirou, Nikaidou Youhei, Nikaidou Kouhei (after his brotherвЂ™s death), Aoyama Kenkichi, Ariko Rikimatsu, Usami (in NoboribetsuвЂ¦ we donвЂ™t know what he wore prior to it but the anime draw him wearing bootsвЂ¦ In Karafuto he wears gaiters), Ogata Hyakunosuke (after he returns from Karafuto).

It was the first issued leg protection for enlisted soldiers. It consists of a long narrow piece of cloth wound tightly and spirally round the leg, and serving to provide both support and protection. Puttees (и…ізµ† Kyahan): Bandage covering the lower part of the leg from the ankle to the knee. They were worn with the lower part either wrapped by puttees or tucked into gaiters or boots. Trousers (иўґ Hakama): Dark blue pants closed by buttons with 2 frontal pockets and a red stripe about an inch wide down the outseam on the sides. Rank Insignia (йљЋзґљз« KaikyЕ«shЕЌ): We can see that the Military rank Insignia were placed on the sleeves in form of sleeve stripes (иў–з·љ sode-sen). Shoulder board (и‚©з« KenshЕЌ): TheyвЂ™re red and on them is written the unit number (йљЉеЏ·tai-gЕЌ), which was the number of the regiment (йЂЈйљЉз•ЄеЏ·Rentai bangЕЌ) or of the battalion (е¤§йљЉз•ЄеЏ· daitai bangЕЌ) at which the soldier belonged. Standing Collar (з«‹иҐџ Tachieri): Red collar which is fastened Military Coat (и»ЌиЎЈ Gun'i): ItвЂ™s a short single-breasted coat (дёЉиЎЈ Uwagi) dark blue in colour, short and made either of cotton or wool with 5 brass front buttons (й‡¦ Botan), a standing collar (з«‹иҐџ Tachieri) and red shoulder boards (и‚©з« KenshЕЌ). Star Badge (Cap Badge) (жџз« пј€еёЅз« пј‰SeishЕЌ (bЕЌshЕЌ)): A brass five-point star badge placed on the front of the headband of the military cap. On the frontal part of the yellow band thereвЂ™s a star badge (жџз« SeishЕЌ). Military Cap (и»ЌеёЅ GunbЕЌ): Dark blue вЂpillboxвЂ™ style M1886 cap with a black leather peak and a chin strap, a yellow band for line infantry soldiers (imperial guard infantry had it red) and a crown seam piping. In this post IвЂ™ll focus on the most frequently seen uniform, the one for enlisted soldiers. As if this wasnвЂ™t enough there were different uniforms for officers and for enlisted soldiers, with the result we see quite a bit of different uniforms. Golden Kamuy though, takes place in a particular time period in which soldier uniforms were shifting in shape and colour moving from the dark blue uniform to a kaki one. UNIFORMS DATA HUNTING: Japanese enlisted soldiersвЂ™ uniforms in the Russo-Japanese WarДЄs the cast of Golden Kamuy count plenty of soldiers (or veterans) one of the most common type of clothes visible in the story are soldier uniforms.

Russo japanese war uniforms