Beard (armor)

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Beard (armor)
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Information
Weapon type: Protective weapon
Designations: Beard, falling beard
Use: armor
Region of origin /
author: 		Europe , armory
Distribution: Europe
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The beard , also "falling beard" or "slaughtering beard", also "Kinnreff" ( English before , French bavière , Italian barbozza , Spanish barbote ) is the part of European, late medieval and early modern helmets, the chin and neck of the Carrier covers.

description

Field armor with a slaughtered beard

The beard is usually made of steel . It is usually used for helmets that do not have a visor ( sallet , balaclava ). It is usually attached to the breastplate with the help of bolts or pins . The wearer's face was protected and the helmet still had a good view. This visor shape was the forerunner of the stakeout visor, which could be attached or detached directly to the helmet with the help of lockable pins. There are basically two types of these beards:

  • Falling beard: This beard is attached to the breastplate and lies in front of the helmet.
  • Loose beard: folds down. This beard is attached to the collar of the breastplate and lies inside or below the helmet.

See also

literature

  • Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of the armory. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890, pp. 38, 41, 43, 44 (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).
  • Charles John Ffoulkes: The Armourer and His Craft. Methuen, London 1912, p. 109 (Reprinted. Cosimo Inc., New York NY 2008, ISBN 978-1-60520-412-3 ).
  • Michael Störmer: The armory. A compendium of medieval melee weapons and armor (=  DragonSys. Lebendiges Mittelalter. Vol. 4). Revised new edition. G&S Verlag GmbH, Zirndorf 2004, ISBN 3-925698-46-9 , pp. 16, 77.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wendelin Boeheim: Handbuch der Waffenkunde , pp. 49–50.