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The Mengu covered either the entire face or part of it from possible combat wounds with arrows, shrapnel, and glancing blows, and also provided a way to support the kabuto — the top heavy samurai helmet. The cord (belt) of the kabuto for its fixation (shinobi-no o) was tied under the chin to the mang. There were small hooks (ori-kugi) or fasteners (odome), located in different places, to more securely fasten the mengu and kabuto. The neck and shoulders were protected by a metal rim — nodava (nodova, edare-kake), which was attached to the lower part of the helmet or disguise. Mengu could be made of metal or leather (nerigawa) or a combination of both. The disguises could be varnished or corroded, and they could also include various facial details, such as a bushy gray mustache and eyebrows, protruding teeth, a removable nose (from ordinary to huge sizes), the beaks of tengu demons: all these additional elements were intended to inspire the enemy with various emotions, from sympathy to superstitious horror. Most of the mengu are for samurai japan ninja katana naruto assassin asian bladed weapon japanese weaponry blade shuriken anime manga weapon sword chinese exterior historic historic exterior samurai sword