When he went into battle, it is said that he usually had his favorite spear Tonbokiri, his Kazuno wakidate kabuto (a helmet with an ornament in the shape of deer horns), and a big juzu (rosary) on his shoulder.
出陣するとき、忠勝は愛槍である蜻蛉切と鹿角脇立兜、そして肩から大数珠をさげるのが常であったといわれる。