Bevor

Armour of Maximilian I with bevor (c. 1485)

A bevor (/ˈbiːvər/ BEE-vər) or beaver[1][2] is a piece of plate armour designed to protect the neck, much like a gorget.

  1. ^ Wagner, Eduard; Drobná, Zoroslava; Durdík, Jan (2014). Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-486-32025-0. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ Oakeshott, Ewart (2012). European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-84383-720-6.