Outside, the first officer to encounter Holmes -- who was still dressed in body armor, a helmetand a gas mask as he stood near his car -- described him as unnaturally relaxed.
Its presentation (by museum designer Keith Crippen and his team) successfully captures the mix of craftsmanship, functionality and drama inherent in samurai armorand weaponry, at times drawing our attention to a striking helmet in the shape of a rising wave or a horse mask with horns and flaring nostrils, at other times wowing us with full sets of armor.